The animated Bayeux Tapestry presents the historical ‘lead up’ to the Battle of Hastings
While the Bayeux Tapestry (or Tapete Baiocense in Latin) holds strong in British popular consciousness for its portrayal of the events leading up to the…
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Nifty animation presents the historical guide to the momentous Battle of Hastings
While from the military perspective, the Battle of Hastings counts as a single (albeit interesting) encounter between two different martial cultures, the event in itself…
12 things you should know about the Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, proved to be a pivotal event in the long run – with medieval continental Europeans gaining…
10 fascinating things you should know about the Norman knights
The resplendent image of a medieval ‘knight in shining armor’ is even a trope of popular culture. But beyond visual magnificence and social elitism, the…
8 surprising facts about the Normans and their warfare
Oddly and quite disappointingly, the legacy of the Normans in England has been often vilified on account of them being foreigners and ‘French’ who supposedly…
