William the Conqueror

An article discussing William I, from London Online

Tomb of William the Conqueror Photograph by RicardMN Photography

Behind every great man, so the saying goes, is a great woman - or, in the case of the man known to posterity as William the Conqueror , a ...

Norman Knight 11th century CE

This is a discussion of all things military history and wargaming

This is a discussion of all things military history and wargaming

An interesting point in the history of European fashion was the evolution from trousers, to individual leggings, or chausses, back to trousers again. In late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, trousers were common throughout the Germanic and Norse world. Our linen trousers are based on finds from Thorsbjerg and Damendorf in late Roman Era Germania. Fitting loose in the waist and thigh, our trousers taper to a straight lower leg, which is cut from one piece of cloth that runs straight up to

Hastings 2016

Battle Abbey, the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Norman timbered castle built in 1068 in York

Battle village sign – King Harold’s helmet pierced by an arrow during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. On our drive down to Puddock Farm on Romney Marsh in Kent, we drove through several East Sussex villages, looking out for village signs along the way.

Norman crossbowman