William of Malmesbury recounts the battle:
The courageous leaders mutually prepared for battle, each according to his national custom. The English, as we have heard, passed the night without sleep, in drinking and singing, and in the morning proceeded without delay against the enemy. All on foot, armed with battle-axes, and covering themselves in front by the […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Anglo-Saxons, Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on October 14th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Secrets of the Norman Invasion is the work of an independent scholar, Nick Austin, to detail the events associated with the Norman invasion, especially the actual landing site of the Normans upon crossing the channel to England. According to the author:
Over the last six years I have tried to read everything important associated with Norman […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
In the summer of 1047, Duke William II (”The Conqueror”) was still in the youth of his reign as lord over Normandy. He had succeeded to the position of duke in 1035 after the death of his father, Duke Robert I. This period in Normandy’s history was an unstable time, with rebellion always a possibility […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on November 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
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Filed under: Norman Conquest, Quizzes, Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on May 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
After securing his hold over majority of England, William the Conqueror invaded Scotland in 1072. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
This year King William led a naval force and a land force to Scotland, and beset that land on the sea-side with ships, whilst he led his land-force in at the Tweed; but he found nothing […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on November 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
On this day, July 27, in medieval history:
1214 - Battle of Bouvines: King Philip II of France defeated the forces of Otto IV (Holy Roman Emperor), the count of Flanders, and King John of England, in effect establishing a stronger position for the French monarchy
Read contemporary accounts of the Battle of Bouvines.
Most sources I’ve read […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on July 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
The Battle of Barnet, one of the critical battles in the Wars of the Roses, involved the forces of Edward IV and Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick. At one time, Edward and Richard had been allies, both of them overthrowing Henry VI (of Lancaster) and putting Edward on the throne. As a reward for […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on July 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Fought between the armies of Henry II and rebellious factions in Normandy, Brittany and England, the Anglo-Norman rebellion takes only a brief page in the volumes of middle ages history. Lasting approximately two years, Henry II battled against his own sons to maintain control of his kingdom.
His eldest three sons, Henry and Richard (later the […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
On May 14, 1264, Earl Simon de Montfort the Younger and the baronial party marched on Lewes in Sussex, England, defeating King Henry III and taking him prisoner. This battle was part of the Second Baron’s War, which lasted for approximately three years (1263/4 - 1266/7). Edward I, Henry’s son, escaped from Lewes and gathered […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on May 14th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of the Golden Spurs, took place in 1302 when King Philip IV (”The Fair”) sent his army of French knights, supported by crossbowmen and light infantry, to put down an uprising of urban Flemish militias from Bruges and Ghent (now in modern day Belgium). The two armies met […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
