Richard the Lionheart – Hero or Villain?
Richard was born at Oxford on 8th September 1157, the third son of Henry II, and, as such, never expected
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Norman and Medieval (1001-1500)
Stephen and Matilda
Following the deaths by drowning of his two legitimate sons, William and Richard, plus their half brother Outtel, Henry I
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King Henry V and the French Throne
Henry’s remarkable success against the French in battle is well known, but it is not generally realised how close he
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The Barons’ War
King Henry’s heavy taxes to pay for his dynastic ambitions in Europe, plus bad weather and widespread famine, provoked civil
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Bannockburn and After
King Edward II had infuriated his barons by his refusal to consult with them or take their advice and instead
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The Fate of Wales under Edward I
Despite a bitter campaign to preserve Welsh independence, Llywelyin and David were finally killed. The Welsh would have to wait
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Edward The Confessor
Edward was born in 1003AD in Islip, Oxfordshire, the son of Ethelred and Emma of Normandy. He was just ten
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Every schoolboy knows of Harold’s defeat at Hastings. How different that outcome might have been had Harold not been distracted
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