Norman

Joan M. Fawcett utilises the household records for the Countess of Leicester, sister of Henry III, to retrace a crucial year for the de Montfort fortunes.

Far from enslaving Anglo-Saxons under the Norman yoke, the Conquest brought freedom to many, as Marc Morris explains.

Arthur Bryant continues his series on the historical development of the country at the United Kingdom's heart.

Arthur Bryant looks at how “The Bones of Shire and State” were formed before the Normans came.

J.L. Laynesmith unravels one of the mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Hannah Boston explains how a single piece of evidence contributes to a wider understanding.

Glenn Richardson looks at almost nine hundred years of enmity, jealousy and mutual fascination, a hundred years after the Entente Cordiale.

Russell Chamberlin introduces the commemorations to the anniversary of the start of Operation Overlord, sixty years ago this month.

O.H. Creighton examines the many and varied reasons behind the siting of Norman castles, and considers their decisive effect on the cultural landscape of Britain.

David Crouch reconsiders William I and his sons as men of genuine piety – as well as soldiers.

Robert Curthose invaded England on July 21st, 1101.

Bruce Campbell argues that a unique conjunction of human and environmental factors went into creating the crisis of the mid-14th century.