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Norman conquest of England

  • Harold GodwinsonEarl Godwin died in 1053, leaving his son Harold to inherit the title of Earl of Wessex. This inheritance transformed Harold from a regional power into the…
  • William the ConquerorWilliam was born in 1027 or 1028 at Falaise, Duchy of Normandy. His mother Herleva was a daughter of Fulbert of Falaise who may have been a tanner or…
  • Edward the ConfessorEdward the Confessor was born between 1003 and 1005 in Islip, Oxfordshire. He spent a quarter of a century away from England during his childhood exile.
  • Battle of HastingsKing Edward the Confessor died on the 5th of January 1066 without leaving a clear heir. This death triggered an immediate struggle for the English throne…
  • Dover CastleThe chalk cliffs of Dover rise above the English Channel, holding a secret that predates the medieval castle by millennia.