The idea that a battle might alter the course of history, though first popularised in the 19th century, is not without foundation. For as one writer remarked a generation after 1066, ‘French customs ...

In 1066, the English King Edward the Confessor died without an heir. As if dying without a direct descendant to claim the throne wasn't one of the most chaotic things a king could do, Edward took it a ...

Morris (A Great and Terrible King) brilliantly revisits the Norman Conquest, “the single most important event in English history,” by following the body-strewn fortunes of its key players: England’s ...

In The Shape of Battle, Allan Mallinson examines six particular battles which hold a personal connection to him: Hastings, Towton, Waterloo, Sword Beach, Imjin River, and Operation Panther’s Claw in ...

The Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October 1066, was the moment William of Normandy invaded Britain and defeated King Harold II. Simon Marsh from The Battlefields Trust says it’s ...

The medieval masterpiece, which portrays the Battle of Hastings in 1066, will go on display at the British Museum later this ...