We take a look back at the year that was – but we go back a thousand years to 1014. It was an eventful year, with the death of kings, the crowning of an emperor, two major battles and a tsunami hitting parts of Europe.
You can learn more about:
The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend
The Danish Conquest: 1000 Years
Was Cnut a True Christian, or Just a Shrewd Politician?
Aethelred the Unready
Basil II and the government of Empire (976-1025)
Perpetuus Rex Norvegiae and Pyratarum Dux: Olaf Haraldsson’s Conversion of Norway and The Presence of Norman Power in Northern Europe
The Tale of Genji
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