History 8th to 12th Century
This was a really interesting period in history:
Have the Danes ever Yes, throughout the 9th and 10th centuries BC! Despite the dangers, between 20,000 and 35,000 Danish Vikings chose …………….. | The build up to the In 1066 it was different to today. Sometimes a King named his own successor, however English and Norman ideas about this were different, and that is what led to 1066. ……….. | When the Romans left after giving England nearly three hundred years of relative peace and prosperity, there was a period of uncertainty and disorder. …………… | This was another time of war between the King and his Barons Again, it was because the King, this time Henry III, was in a power struggle with ……………. |
The Vikings. For 300 years, from the 8th to the 11th centuries, the Vikings struck terror into the hearts of their enemies and victims. Christian monasteries and .. | William the Conqueror died in France not England! Even though he had conquered England, he was also Duke of Normandy and he had to spend more time in France protecting his kingdom in Normandy than he did here. In fact, it’s reported … | Pirates have a long history, even stretching back to ancient times, when the Greeks and Romans were harassed by sea raiders, the early day pirates. However, probably the most successful pirates of all time ….. | One that links Mrs Edith Pretty, a Suffolk landowner, to an Anglo Saxon warrior King, thought to be Raedwald, a powerful Anglo Saxon King. It is about one of the most influential and important archaeological … |
After the Romans and before 1066 who invaded England? During this period England was open to be conquered by any north European tribe, therefore the Germans, the Vikings and then the Danish invaded. First came the Germans. As soon as ….. | The Battle of Tettenhall: You will have heard of the Warrior Queen Boadicea but have you ever heard of Aethelflaed? She led her troops in the Battle of Tettenhall. You probably haven’t heard …. | The Silk Road was a network of trade routes from China to Europe that ran from the second century BC until the mid-15th century. It went for more than 4,000 miles becoming …. |
Queen Boudica
A wronged Queen, who very nearly defeated the might of Imperial Rome Boudica (also written as Boadicea) was a Celtic queen who led a revolt against Roman rule in ancient Britain in A.D. 60/61. What we know of her comes from Roman scholars such as Tacitus and Cassius Dio. Little is
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. He is responsible for commissioning ‘The Doomsday Book’, one of the most important historical documents ever created. William was the son of the unmarried Duke Robert 1st of Normandy and his mistress
Boudica – A woman scorned!
Boudica was a reluctant soldier who, until the Romans invaded England, was happily married to King Prasutagus, ruler of the Celtic tribe Iceni. Then to keep the peace, King Prasutagus agreed with the Romans that on his death half his lands and estates would go to his wife and daughters,
After the Romans and before 1066 who invaded England?
During this period England was open to be conquered by any north European tribe, therefore the Germans, the Vikings and then the Danish invaded. First came the Germans As soon as the Romans left in 410AD we started to be invaded by raiding parties of Germans. It wasn’t a large
The build up to the Battle of Hastings
At the start of 1066, England was ruled by King Edward the Confessor, he is remembered as the King who built Westminster Abbey in London. Edward ruled over England with the help of the Witan. It was made up of the top clergy in the country and acted as his
The Viking Pirates
Pirates have a long history, even stretching back to ancient times, when the Greeks and Romans were harassed by sea raiders, the early day pirates. However, probably the most successful pirates of all time were the Vikings. These fierce pirates terrorized the seas around Europe for nearly 400 years from around
The Story of Sutton Hoo
One that links Mrs Edith Pretty, a Suffolk landowner, to an Anglo Saxon warrior King, thought to be Raedwald, a powerful Anglo Saxon King. It is about one of the most influential and important archaeological discoveries ever found in Britain. It links two periods of our country’s turbulent history. One
After the Romans and before 1066 who invaded England?
During this period England was open to be conquered by any north European tribe, therefore the Germans, the Vikings and then the Danish invaded. First came the Germans As soon as the Romans left in 410AD we started to be invaded by raiding parties of Germans. It wasn’t a large
William the Conqueror died in France not England!
On September 7th 1087 William the Conqueror died in Rouen, but why Rouen? Even though he had conquered England, he was also Duke of Normandy and he had to spend more time in France protecting his kingdom in Normandy than he did here. In fact, it’s reported that at one
Who was the Lady of the Mercians?
You will have heard of the Warrior Queen Boadicea but have you ever heard of Aethelflaed? She led her troops in the Battle of Tettenhall. You probably haven’t heard of that Battle, have you? Well, she was described as the Lady of the Mercians, who was the oldest daughter
