Medievalists.net » William the Conqueror 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 William of Normandy’s Claim to the English throne: Examining the Evidence http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/21/william-of-normandys-claim-to-the-english-throne-examining-the-evidence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/21/william-of-normandys-claim-to-the-english-throne-examining-the-evidence/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:35:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57788 Whether or not Edward’s promise of the throne to William was genuine, it was later certainly made irrelevant by Edward’s deathbed will.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/21/william-of-normandys-claim-to-the-english-throne-examining-the-evidence/feed/ 0 How Do You Say ‘Bastard’ in Medieval Latin? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/how-do-you-say-bastard-in-medieval-latin/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/how-do-you-say-bastard-in-medieval-latin/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2015 04:00:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57086 As I am finding, analysis of the language of illegitimate birth reveals a rich, complex vocabulary used to indicate something less than fully legitimate birth.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/how-do-you-say-bastard-in-medieval-latin/feed/ 0 William the Conqueror and the Harrying of the North http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/william-the-conqueror-and-the-harrying-of-the-north/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/william-the-conqueror-and-the-harrying-of-the-north/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:01:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56980 This lecture examines the events leading up to the Harrying of the North and the impact of this event on the North of England.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/william-the-conqueror-and-the-harrying-of-the-north/feed/ 0 Ten Things You Should Know about William the Conqueror http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/ten-things-know-william-conqueror/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/ten-things-know-william-conqueror/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:56:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54346 William the Conqueror - an introduction to his life and reign of the Duke of Normandy and King of England

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/ten-things-know-william-conqueror/feed/ 0 Herleva of Falaise, Mother of William the Conqueror http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/31/herleva-falaise-mother-william-conqueror/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/31/herleva-falaise-mother-william-conqueror/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:41:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51514 Legends states the young Duke Robert I of Normandy was on the walkway of his castle at Falaise looking down at the river and discovered a beautiful young girl washing clothes. He asked to see her and she became his mistress. She would become the mother of William the Conqueror.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/31/herleva-falaise-mother-william-conqueror/feed/ 0 The Childhood of William the Conqueror http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/28/childhood-william-conqueror/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/28/childhood-william-conqueror/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 22:35:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49957 Duke Robert died when William was seven leaving him to rely on other men to rule his duchy until he came of age. These years were fraught with peril.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/28/childhood-william-conqueror/feed/ 0 Great Medieval Fiction 2013! http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/28/great-medieval-fiction-2013/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/28/great-medieval-fiction-2013/#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:55:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45337 For those of you who enjoy some fantasy or a historical novel - this list is for you!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/28/great-medieval-fiction-2013/feed/ 0 Saint Anselm of Canterbury and Charismatic Authority http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/28/saint-anselm-of-canterbury-and-charismatic-authority/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/28/saint-anselm-of-canterbury-and-charismatic-authority/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2013 23:04:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43910 The early career of Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033-1109) provides an opportunity to explore the operation of charismatic authority in a monastic setting.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/28/saint-anselm-of-canterbury-and-charismatic-authority/feed/ 0 “A model of wisdom and exemplar of modesty without parallel in our time”: how Matilda of Flanders was represented in two twelfth-century histories http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/07/a-model-of-wisdom-and-exemplar-of-modesty-without-parallel-in-our-time-how-matilda-of-flanders-was-represented-in-two-twelfth-century-histories/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/07/a-model-of-wisdom-and-exemplar-of-modesty-without-parallel-in-our-time-how-matilda-of-flanders-was-represented-in-two-twelfth-century-histories/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:06:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41514 My thesis investigates the different ways in which two twelfth-century historians, William of Malmesbury and Orderic Vitalis, represented Matilda.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/07/a-model-of-wisdom-and-exemplar-of-modesty-without-parallel-in-our-time-how-matilda-of-flanders-was-represented-in-two-twelfth-century-histories/feed/ 0 William the Conqueror and the Channel Crossing of 1066 http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/16/william-the-conqueror-and-the-channel-crossing-of-1066/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/16/william-the-conqueror-and-the-channel-crossing-of-1066/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 05:59:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41124 William the Conqueror waited several weeks before making his maritime crossing of the English Channel in 1066 - was he hampered by weathered or did the Norman Duke intentionally remain in Normandy, hoping that events in Anglo-Saxon England would turn to his favour?

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