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Those Wacky Plantagenents

cindymariejenkins wrote 6 days ago: I just realized that I spent all of last week studying up on the Kings of England by watching movie … more →

Tags: Reflections, Theater, antaeus, Battle of Hastings, Becket, Braveheart, Company Shakespeare at Antaeus, Edward I Lonshanks, henry ii

I was born in the wagon of a travellin' show

tinyelk wrote 1 week ago: I could give a round-up of the craziness that surrounds the past week or so, but my left wrist and f … more →

Tags: General, Sharon Kay Penman, Sharon Penman, Elizabeth Chadwick, jean plaidy, Historical Fiction, turgid organ, The Conquest

Roots

jennysaisquoi wrote 3 weeks ago: My paternal great-great grandmother, ”Aunt Martha” Ray, was a slave in Rhea (pronounced … more →

Tags: a little cream in your coffee...perhaps some half and h, biracial issues, African-American, Ancestors, Civil War, European-American, Family Tree, Geneolgy, Jamestown

"Quick, Chug Your Wine Before You Go Up The Tower!"

Dustin wrote 1 month ago: Our last day before heading back to Paris, we went to see the famous Bayeux Tapestry.  Despite its f … more →

Tags: Bastille, Battle of Hastings, Bayeux, Bayeux Tapestry, eiffel tower, England, France, Harold, Norman

A SHORT HISTORY OF BRITTANY (PART 1)1 comment

J.N. PAQUET wrote 2 months ago: Two following waves of Britons settled in Armorica (and Galicia) around the 4th-5th centuries to esc … more →

Tags: France, Video, brittany, History, Nominoe, Duchy, Duchess Anne, Rennes, nantes

HISTORY'S FAMOUS FATTIES1 comment

Maleeka Spriggs wrote 3 months ago: Scale-crushing fatties are not just the product of today’s modern junk foods – there ha … more →

Tags: Headlines, TopStory, historic overweight, famous overweight, famous obese, famous overweight rulers, famous obese rulers, dionysius ii, Louis XVIII

Lions, Leopards, Unicorns & Dragons: The first "Regional" stamps

postalheritage wrote 4 months ago: The current exhibition in the BPMA’s Search Room, Lions, Leopards, Unicorns & Dragons: The … more →

Tags: Exhibitions, Philatelic, Post office, Royal Mail, Alderney, british stamps, Dorothy Wilding, Guernsey, Isle of Man

Seminary XXXIX: how many times did William the Conqueror survey England?3 comments

Jonathan Jarrett wrote 5 months ago: Seminars at the Institute of Historical Research have resumed as heralded here earlier, and the Earl … more →

Tags: England, Institutions, Anglo Saxon Chronicle, domesday book, IHR seminars, John Gillingham, Sally Harvey

The Motte and Castle Lords

motray wrote 5 months ago: The castle of the first feudal age (late tenth century to the late twelfth century century) “T … more →

Tags: charlemagne, Motte, Castle Lords, Loire, Rhine, Robert Guiscard, Aristocratic Revolution, Carolingian Empire, Milites

Cool photo of the day: William the Conqueror

Under The Hill wrote 6 months ago: Founded this cool and rare photo on the Net, taken by the late Francis Toussaint of Belgium in Sept … more →

Tags: Blogroll, obama, 1066

#132 ~ The Conqueror6 comments

Literate Housewife wrote 6 months ago: The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer The Conqueror tells the story of William the Conqueror, from his b … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Culture, Historical Fiction, England, Book Review, Fiction, The Conqueror, Georgette Heyer

Peveril Castle, Derbyshire

shortfinals wrote 7 months ago: The Normans built a whole string of fortresses in the 11th and 12th centuries to enable them to hold … more →

Tags: Castles, derbyshire, castleton, Codnor, England, English Heritage, Normans, Peak District National Park

The Tower of London

shortfinals wrote 7 months ago: Middle Tower guarding the approach to the Tower of London More correctly known as Her Majesty’ … more →

Tags: Castles, England, London, Tower of London

Warwick Castle

shortfinals wrote 7 months ago: Located in a loop of the River Avon, Warwick Castle is one of the most significant of English castle … more →

Tags: Castles, England, Earl of Warwick, merlon, shell keep, tiltyard

Daniel the Conqueror Bond star Craig is lined up to play King William in a big-budget Hollywood epic

royalandco wrote 8 months ago: Daily Express Weekend – November 9, 2008 – By Henry Fitzherbert and York Membery. AS J … more →

Tags: European Royal Households, Royal Family of Great-Britain, Other News, entertainment/fashion, Daniel Craig

Why Norman is such a popular name on Lewis

stornowayhistory wrote 9 months ago: Most of you will know someone called Norman. There was always at least one kid called Norman in your … more →

Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Buildings, military, Stornoway, Normans, 1066, Tapestry

The Queen's English

matildalee wrote 1 year ago: I ran across an interesting Wikipedia page just now. There was a queen called Matilda of Flanders, w … more →

Tags: English, History, Battle of Hastings, matilda, Queen

Dover Castle

tessbedard wrote 1 year ago: Dover greeted us with ominous skies and whipping wind. Dover Castle, Kent is truly an amazing experi … more →

Tags: Castles, Dover Castle, white cliffs of Dover, Roman Lighthouse, Anglo-Saxon church, William of Normandy, Dunkirk

Battle of Hastings Videos5 comments

samuraidave wrote 1 year ago: Here are three videos I made of the Battle of Hastings re-enactment of 2006. The first one is set to … more →

Tags: 1066, Anglo-Saxons, Battle of Hastings, Blogroll, Celtic, Celtic Music, costumes, England, Harold Godwinson


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