What was the most important battle in English history? If you answered the Battle of Hastings, the 1066 A.D. conflict in which the Normans successfully took over the English crown, you’re not alone.

Morris (A Great and Terrible King) brilliantly revisits the Norman Conquest, “the single most important event in English history,” by following the body-strewn fortunes of its key players: England’s ...

When the king died, the kingdom died with him. No heir, no peace — only ambition. Four men rose to claim the English throne: a noble, a bastard, a boy, and a Viking. Their claims would lead to fire, ...

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Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts William the Conqueror's victory over the so-called Anglo-Saxons Public domain via Wikimedia Commons People in the United States and Great Britain ...

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The team said a public right of way was perfectly aligned with village buildings, suggesting the footpath had been in use for ...