Medievalists.net » The Battle of Hastings http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Hastings: An Unusual Battle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/03/hastings-an-unusual-battle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/03/hastings-an-unusual-battle/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2015 04:11:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61532 Part of the reason academic warriors have covered the ground so often is that the battle is by no means easy to understand. It was unusual in a number of ways; so unusual, that the battle demands special care in interpretation.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/03/hastings-an-unusual-battle/feed/ 0 Protecting the Battlefield of Hastings from today’s battles http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/protecting-battlefield-hastings-todays-battles/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/protecting-battlefield-hastings-todays-battles/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:57:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50512 Dr Glenn Foard -- one of the world's leading battlefield archaeologists -- is developing a unique project designed to unearth whatever genuine material survives from 1066.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/protecting-battlefield-hastings-todays-battles/feed/ 0 1066: The Limits of our Knowledge http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/14/1066-the-limits-of-our-knowledge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/14/1066-the-limits-of-our-knowledge/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:08:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44263 As the most pivotal and traumatic event in English history, the Norman Conquest continues to generate controversy and debate, especially among those who know little about it or enjoy passing judgement on the past.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/26/england-one-country-two-courts/feed/ 0 Cultural Changes in England resulting from the Battle of Hastings http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/28/cultural-changes-in-england-resulting-from-the-battle-of-hastings/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/28/cultural-changes-in-england-resulting-from-the-battle-of-hastings/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:43:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=33290 This paper, in examining the reigns of the Ethelred, Canute, Harold Harefoot and Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor, will show how they came to power, the legacy each left – if any -- and how the events during each reign ultimately led to the Battle of Hastings, with William the Conqueror’s victory changing England forever.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/28/cultural-changes-in-england-resulting-from-the-battle-of-hastings/feed/ 0 The Myth of the “Invincibility” of the Norman Cavalry Charge in the Eleventh Century: a Comparative Analysis of the Battles of Hastings (1066) and Dyrrachium (1081) http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/21/the-myth-of-the-%e2%80%9cinvincibility%e2%80%9d-of-the-norman-cavalry-charge-in-the-eleventh-century-a-comparative-analysis-of-the-battles-of-hastings-1066-and-dyrrachium-1081/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/21/the-myth-of-the-%e2%80%9cinvincibility%e2%80%9d-of-the-norman-cavalry-charge-in-the-eleventh-century-a-comparative-analysis-of-the-battles-of-hastings-1066-and-dyrrachium-1081/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:02:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26911 Did the Normans simply implement the same battle tactics they successfully used in Northwest Europe when they went to Italy?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/21/the-myth-of-the-%e2%80%9cinvincibility%e2%80%9d-of-the-norman-cavalry-charge-in-the-eleventh-century-a-comparative-analysis-of-the-battles-of-hastings-1066-and-dyrrachium-1081/feed/ 0 Trial by Combat for the English Throne: Assessing King Harold Godwineson During the Norwegian and Norman Invasions of 1066 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/21/trial-by-combat-for-the-english-throne-assessing-king-harold-godwineson-during-the-norwegian-and-norman-invasions-of-1066/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/21/trial-by-combat-for-the-english-throne-assessing-king-harold-godwineson-during-the-norwegian-and-norman-invasions-of-1066/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:03:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25665 The English, Norwegians, and the Normans had similar army recruitment policies and weapons, but had some differences that affected their strategies and tactics.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/21/trial-by-combat-for-the-english-throne-assessing-king-harold-godwineson-during-the-norwegian-and-norman-invasions-of-1066/feed/ 0 The Justification of the Conquest Chapter 1 of Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/14/the-justification-of-the-conquest-chapter-1-of-conquered-england-kingship-succession-and-tenure-1066-1166/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/14/the-justification-of-the-conquest-chapter-1-of-conquered-england-kingship-succession-and-tenure-1066-1166/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:33:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25437 The Justification of the Conquest Chapter 1 of Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166 Garnett, George Abstract The author of the D manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was almost certainly a member of Archbishop Ealdred of York’s household. He was, therefore, probably at the centre of events during 1066, and his testimony deserves to be […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/14/the-justification-of-the-conquest-chapter-1-of-conquered-england-kingship-succession-and-tenure-1066-1166/feed/ 0 The Bayeux Tapestry: a stripped narative for their eyes and ears http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/the-bayeux-tapestry-a-stripped-narative-for-their-eyes-and-ears/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/the-bayeux-tapestry-a-stripped-narative-for-their-eyes-and-ears/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:23:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25405 The Bayeux Tapestry: a stripped narative for their eyes and ears Brilliant, Richard Word and Image, Vol..7, (1991) Abstract The Bayeaux Tapestry, a masterpiece of medieval narrative art, tells the highly politicised story of the ascension to the English crown, held by Edward the Confessor. The historical narrative begins in 1064 while Edward was still […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/the-bayeux-tapestry-a-stripped-narative-for-their-eyes-and-ears/feed/ 0 More about Magnus, Count of Wroclaw http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/more-about-magnus-count-of-wroclaw/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/more-about-magnus-count-of-wroclaw/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:53:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25400 More about Magnus, Count of Wroclaw Skarbek-Kozietulski, Marek Genealogia Mediaevalis Genetica, August 4, (2011) Abstract Twentieth-century German medieval researchers saw Piotr Wlostowic, the famous Palatine of the Polish Duke Wladyslaw II the Exile, as a grandson of Magnus, the Count (Comes) of Wroclaw. They argued this from two sources, the records of Gallus Anonymus’ “Polish […]

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