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The Holy Lance of Antioch

All images used are public domain It’s June 1098 in northern Syria. Blisteringly hot and dry.…
Æthelwold: a failed rebellion (AD 902)

Note: all images public domain. Prior to the Norman Conquest, kingship was passed on by election…
Æthelstan: the king who nearly wasn’t

In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (specifically the Winchester Manuscript, also known as version [A]), the entry for…
Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians

Images all public domain unless otherwise stated. A mother, a warrior, a builder, a diplomat. In…
Edmund Ironside: great name, great king?

It’s one of those ‘what if’ cases that often pops up in history: how might things…
Harold & William: a bromance?

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St. Margaret of Scotland: She who laughs last…

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The Battle of Bosworth: 10 things you need (or might want) to know.

To mark its recent 540th anniversary (I missed it as I was away in Scotland), here…
Raedwald: The Sutton Hoo King?

An apology: this article is a little longer than my normal offerings! All images are public…
Durham: A long forgotten massacre

Today’s blog takes us back to January 1069, to a day when the streets of Durham…