BOOK REVIEW: Edric the Wild
A book review of the new release “Edric the Wild”, by Jayden Woods
Anglo-Norman defence strategy in selected English border and maritime counties, 1066-1087
Ella Armitage’s analysisof early Norman castles in 1912 provides a clear espousalof this view, in particular her statement that in England the reasonsfor the erection of mottes seem to have been manorial rather than military; that is, the Norman landholder desired a safe residence for himself amidst a hostile peasantry, rather than a strong military position which could hold out against skilful and well-armed foes.
A Companion and Guide to the Norman Conquest
Peter Bramley’s beautifully illustrated field guide and companion to the Norman Conquest gives full details of both the events and the personalities associated with each of these sites, together with the historical background and the reasons for the end of Anglo-Saxon rule.
The Norman Conquest and Anglo-Saxon literacy
Michael Clanchy, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the IHR, takes a fresh look at the effects of the Norman Conquest
The alternation between present and past time in the telling of the Bayeux Tapestry story
When an anonymous artist designed the Bayeux Tapestry shortly after the Norman conquest of England he presented some of the action as taking place in the present time and some in the past.
Cultural Changes in England resulting from the Battle of Hastings
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.
Earthwork Castles of Gwent and Ergyng AD 1050-1250
The research addresses the presence of the castles and discusses their roles as weapons of conquest and structures of administrative control.
The role of the Norman kings in the framing of the British Constitution
I attempted to show how William respected the Anglo-Saxon constitution in its main principles. The Conquest, together with the influence of the system of government then prevaling on the Continent brought about some changes…
Writing the Order: Religious-Political Discourses in Late Anglo-Saxon England
The issue of how authority was created, maintained and defined in religious terms by the written word is therefore the main concern throughout this study.
The Rectitudines singularum personarum: A Pre- and Post-Conquest Text
The most important extant document for our understanding of Anglo-Saxon manorial social structure is a text scholars call the Rectitudines singularum personarum
The Cipherment of the Franks Casket
The content carved on the Franks Casket has remained as obscure as its origin. No-one has managed to properly interpret the artwork and the runic inscriptions, though the piece has often passed under the scope over the 150 years since its discovery; with a range of lenses, which at times have passed the flaw to the thing seen.
Alfred the Great: The Most Perfect Man in History?
Barbara Yorke considers the reputation of King Alfred the Great – and the enduring cult around his life and legend.
A Chivalrous Man is Not a Gentleman: A Look at Chivalry in the Age of Chaucer
The concept of knighthood began as a military strategy used to supply men to fight kings’ wars, but it gradually developed into the glamorized ideal of chivalry and became associated with virtuous behavior expected during times of both war and peace.
God and the Normans
David Crouch reconsiders William I and his sons as men of genuine piety – as well as soldiers.
HASKINS CONFERENCE: Anonymous Vaticanus: Another Source for the Normans in the South?
This paper focused on sources detailing the Norman Conquest of Sicily.
HASKINS CONFERENCE: The Monks of Fécamp and their Ducal Patrons: Transformations of the Eleventh Century
This paper investigates the relationship between the 11th century Norman Dukes and the monastery from the monastic point of view.
The Battle of London 1066
The Battle of London 1066 By Peter Mills London Archaeologist, Vol.8:3 (1996) Introduction: By the end of Saturday 14th October 1066 William the…
The Dating of Medieval English Private Charters of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
The Dating of Medieval English Private Charters of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Gervers, Michael A Distinct Voice: Medieval Studies in Honor of Leonard…
Urban-rural connections in Domesday Book and the late Anglo-Saxon town
Urban-rural connections in Domesday Book and the late Anglo-Saxon town Haslam, Jeremy Urban-rural connections, Vol.7, (2011) Abstract The issue concerning the origin of…
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072 Corradini, Erika (University of Leicester) The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies…
Trial by Combat for the English Throne: Assessing King Harold Godwineson During the Norwegian and Norman Invasions of 1066
The English, Norwegians, and the Normans had similar army recruitment policies and weapons, but had some differences that affected their strategies and tactics.
An Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290
An Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290 Blau, Zachary S. B.A. Thesis (Medieval Studies),Wesleyan University, April (2009) Abstract…
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut Tyler, Elizabeth M. Early Medieval Europe, 13…
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest Costen, Michael (University of Bristol, UK)…
The Origins of King’s Lynn? Control of Wealth on the Wash Prior to the Norman Conquest
The Origins of King’s Lynn? Control of Wealth on the Wash Prior to the Norman Conquest Hutcheson, A.R.J. Medieval Archaeology, 50, (2006) Abstract This…