Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
Lecture by Eleanor Parker
Given at The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), University of Oxford, on November 8, 2023
Overview: TORCH Book at Lunchtime welcomed Dr Eleanor Parker to discuss her book Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England. The Norman Conquest is one of the most momentous events in English history and its consequences changed England forever. Indeed, the Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England – so what happened to the children this conflict left behind?
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Eleanor Parker is a Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford. You can also follow her on Twitter @ClerkofOxford
If you’re in Oxford next Wednesday lunchtime, please do come along to this! https://t.co/CTBoqVRFuI
Dr Parker is joined by an expert panel including Dr Emily Winkler and Michael Lysander Angerer to explore the lives of those children who found themselves uprooted by the dramatic events of 1066.
Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
Lecture by Eleanor Parker
Given at The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), University of Oxford, on November 8, 2023
Overview: TORCH Book at Lunchtime welcomed Dr Eleanor Parker to discuss her book Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England. The Norman Conquest is one of the most momentous events in English history and its consequences changed England forever. Indeed, the Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England – so what happened to the children this conflict left behind?
Eleanor Parker is a Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford. You can also follow her on Twitter @ClerkofOxford
Dr Parker is joined by an expert panel including Dr Emily Winkler and Michael Lysander Angerer to explore the lives of those children who found themselves uprooted by the dramatic events of 1066.
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