Photo of the Tower of London

Norman

The Norman Conquest.

The battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo)

1066 – how the Viking diversion cost Harold his throne.

Events leading up to the battle of Hastings, and the conflict itself, are depicted in the Bayeux tapestry, a 68-metre-long embroidered frieze probably made within 20 years of the Conquest. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Bayeux unravelled: the scenes behind the threads.

The most popular historical figures you've (probably) never heard of

Norwich castle

History explorer: The Norman conquest.

Looking inside the medieval Holt Castle.

Ancient cities and the Norman conquest.

In pictures: kings and queens through history

Dover Castle, Kent. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England's 8 most amazing castles

Why Henry I could be the next ‘car park king’

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France.

Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria

The Anglo-Saxon who (almost) united Britain.

Renewed debate over battle of Hastings location

Battle of Hastings location dispute 'a conspiracy theory'

Margam Park, Port Talbot

General prehistory

Isle of Tiree, Hebrides

Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthenshire

Aerial view of the Roman fort of Vercovicium

10 places where history was made.

Visit historic Conwy

Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire

When completed in the early 12th century, Durham Cathedral was "absolutely up-to-the-minute in its design and near-perfect in its execution," says Marc Morris. (Jim Gibson via Getty Images)

Where history happened: Norman churches.

Traquair House, Peeblesshire

Visit historic Carlisle

Rochester Castle

Detail of a column showing Norman soldiers, c12th century. (CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

In search of the Normans: who were they?.

The White Tower, one of the oldest parts of the Tower of London complex, was built by William the Conqueror. (Getty Images)

Castles of the Conqueror

Arundel Castle, West Sussex

Pickering Castle, North Yorkshire

Abergavenny Castle, Monmouthshire