Creating “William the Bastard”
June 25, 2018
David Bates— The fact that William the Conqueror’s parents, Robert, duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035, and Herleva, were not married according to the rules of the Christian Church… READ MORE
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Cnut: Danish Warlord and Anglo-Saxon King
March 29, 2017
Timothy Bolton— The events of Cnut’s life are relatively straightforward to chronicle. He was born sometime in the decade before the year 1000 in Denmark, as the second son of… READ MORE
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