Before William the Conqueror crossed the English Channel in 1066, he had to first secure control of his own duchy. This ...

The first named person to appear in Amersham Museum’s Timeline is Queen Edith, the wife of Edward the Confessor, and the last Anglo Saxon Queen ...

National histories are always something of a stitch-up ... the history of these islands is layered, interwoven, visibly and ...

The most dedicated members of the press and public gathered outside St. Mary's Hospital and Buckingham Palace, where a notice ...

MENTION William the Conqueror and most people think of King Harold, who was killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. However, what does history actually tell us about their relationship?Playwright ...

Tickhill Castle – between Doncaster and Rotherham – can trace its beginnings back to the time of William the Conqueror. Land, held by Saxon lords, was taken by him and given to loyal supporters.

IT’S a journey of almost a thousand years to a date well known to people across the globe. It’s 1066, all that and much more ...

The Tower of London’s origins go back to 1066. After defeating Harold II, last Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings, William I of England (known as William the Conqueror) needed to ...

Thousands of visitors flock to UK castles each year, some with links to Harry Potter, others with a long history of sieges, but for two archaeologists from the University of York, the site of what was ...

The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones is turning the heads of the readers who turn its ...

Vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has had its gameplay shown off for the first time by devs Rebel Wolves, ahead of release in 2026.