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Harold Godwinson is proclaimed king of England in the Bayeux Tapestry. It may have been commissioned by a Norman but this magnificent artwork repeatedly acknowledges the English leader’s piety and courage. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
Norman

Why is Harold Godwinson a hero of the Bayeux Tapestry?

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Norman

The shipwreck that sunk a royal dynasty

‘Inkhorn’ was the term for an inkwell made out of a small horn and became a nickname for the new words being created by playwrights and poets, such as William Shakespeare. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)
Norman

The evolution of the English language

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Domesday Book: medieval big data

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UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Bayeux Tapestry 1667: William the Conqueror's Norman cavalry setting out to meet Harold II's English forces, Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066. Textile Linen (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
Norman

From the British Isles to Italy and Spain: how the Normans reshaped Europe

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Norman

Charles Spencer on the White Ship disaster, “the most disastrous moment in British maritime history”

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Norman

The White Ship: a medieval royal tragedy

A section of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Harold Godwinson being crowned king of England. Harold was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and was killed by William, Duke of Normandy at the battle of Hastings in 1066. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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Death in the New Forest: how King William II met his demise

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Norman

Are women at the heart of the action in the Norman Conquest?

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