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Home > The Normans 1066 – 1154

    Shedcast 21 English Placenames II - Members Only

    The place names of England by theme and time

    231b Medieval Castles by George of The World of Castles

    By David Crowther 5 months agoDec 03, 2017 0 Comments

    George gives a survey of the medieval castle, from its first appearance in Europe to its eventual demise as gunpowder worked its changes.   Go and look at The World ofRead More

    Shedcast 20 Place Names I – Going Somewhere - Members Only

    First of 3 episodes about English place names. An Introduction and the origins of Street and Road

    222a The Tower of London by James Holdstock

    By David Crowther 8 months agoSep 03, 2017 0 Comments

    James Holdstock is a big fan of The Tower of London; he talks about a fortress which has a history as winding, bloody, mysterious and inspiring as England’s, and is a mustRead More

    Shedcast 11b The Tournament: Rise and Fall - Members Only

    The tournament grew in sophistication until it was focused around the individual challenge of the Joust. But the fundamentals of warfare and society changed and tournaments lost their relevance.

    Shedcast 11a The Medieval Tournament: Beginnings - Members Only

    The original melee was preparation for war. And like war, it was fought between two teams, was violent and resulted in death - and was banned by the church.

    Shedcast 12 An Oasis Discovered - Members Only

    Here’s my story of the church  St Bartholomew the Grand and its founder. There are pictures and the text at St Bartholomew the Great

    Shedcast 8a A Sense of England – Nationalism - Members Only

    Concepts and interpretations of Nationalism

    Shedcast 8b A Sense of England – Consciousness - Members Only

    Could England be described by 1500 as a nation? Did the English share a story, language, and territory? Was the political community oriented around the king or nation, or theRead More

    182 Games and Beasts

    By David Crowther 2 years agoJun 04, 2017 2 Comments

    A chance to go into some byways, away from politics and talk about how medieval folk enjoyed themselves; the games they played in medieval days, from Football to Stoolball, from chess toRead More

    153 The Medieval Working Woman

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 3 Comments

    Only 4% of women remained unmarried in the middle ages, and therefore for both men and women working life was a matter of team work. In towns in particular, womenRead More

    149 Sex, Childbirth and Children

    By David Crowther 3 years agoOct 28, 2016 8 Comments

    Medieval understanding of physiology had an impact on attitudes to sex, just as much as did the teachings of the church. Though who knows how much it had an impactRead More

    Tagged medieval childbirthwomen

    148 Women and 1066, and Marriage

    By David Crowther 3 years agoJun 04, 2017 9 Comments

    As far as women were concerned, was 1066 generally a Good Thing, a Bad Thing – or just a Thing?  That’s the main item of debate this week, along withRead More

    Tagged Anglo Saxonmarriagemedieval womenNorman

    117 The Medieval Year

    By David Crowther 4 years agoJun 04, 2017 6 Comments

    The rhythm of the year would have been far more important to most medieval people that the goings on at Westminster and the court of the king. The stream ofRead More

    56 The History of Medieval Europe, Part 2

    By David Crowther 6 years agoSep 29, 2016 4 Comments

    The Holy Roman Empire to the death of Barbarossa, the briefest of histories of Norway, Denmark and Spain, and the 4th Crusade. It's action packed.  56 The History of MedievalRead More

    Tagged barbarossaEnglishfourth crusadegregoty VIIHistoryPodcast

    55 The History of Medieval Europe, Part I

    By David Crowther 6 years agoSep 29, 2016 13 Comments

    From Charles Martel and the battle of Tours in 732, through Charlemagne and Otto the Great, the first installment concentrates on France, Germany and Italy and takes us to theRead More

    Tagged charlemagneeuropeHistorymedievalottoPodcast

    37 12th Century Life – Village, Town and Trade

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 5 Comments

    12th Century England was envied for it's fertility and yes it's climate. Any during the 12th century, the population of England and its towns and villages expand. But by andRead More

    Tagged Angevinanjouenglandhenry IIHistorymedievalNormannormandyPodcasttowntrade

    36 Magnates and Churchmen

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 6 Comments

    After joining Henry II's household, William's rise was steady – but with the arrival of Richard the Lion Heart it really took off. By the time of his death heRead More

    Tagged Angevinanjouchurchenglandhenry IIHistorymedievalmonasteriesNormannormandyPodcasttournamentwilliam the marshal

    35 12th Century Life – A Knight’s Tale

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 1 Comments

    Medieval England thought of it's people in 3 estates – those who fight (nobles), those who pray (churchmen) and those who work (peasants). This week in the history of EnglandRead More

    Tagged Angevinanjouenglandhenry IIHistorymedievalNormannormandyPodcasttournamentwilliam the marshal

    34 Anarchy III – Resolution

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 14, 2016 2 Comments

    Stephen and Matilda fought themselves to a standstill, until the Empress tires of the struggle, and essentially leaves the stage around 1149. Many of her key supporters die – MilesRead More

    Tagged anarchyAngevincivil warempress.plantagenetenglandHenryHistorymatildaNormanPodcaststephen

    33 Anarchy II – Matilda’s Big Chance

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 14, 2016 0 Comments

    1141 was a turbulent year in England's history. The Civil war had reached an early deadlock, dramatically broken by the capture of the king at the Battle of Lincoln, andRead More

    Tagged anarchyAngevincivil warempress.plantagenetenglandHenryHistorylincolnmatildaNormanPodcaststephen

    32 When Christ and his Saints Slept

    By David Crowther 7 years agoJul 02, 2017 2 Comments

    ‘…they said openly that christ and his saints slept’. This stunning phrase gives us an image of devastation hat led to the period being called ‘The Anarchy’. In this episode,Read More

    Tagged anarchyAngevincivil warempress.plantagenetenglandfranceHenryHistorylouismatildaNormanPodcaststephen

    31 Henry I – Normandy and the Succession

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 14, 2016 2 Comments

    Henry was a Norman king like any other – Normandy was in his blood. For 30 years, he controlled the diplomatic game to keep Normandy in the Empire. The oneRead More

    Tagged englandgeoffrey plantagenetHenryHistorymatildaNormannormandywhite shipwilliam atheling

    30 Henry I – Barons, Warfare and Wales

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 7 Comments

    The fight with Robert gave Henry a great chance to replace the old conquest families with his own men, and particularly in the Welsh Marches.  And this week we alsoRead More

    Tagged anjouEnglishfrancehenry IHistorykingmatildamedievalmonarchynormandyPodcast

    29 England in the reign of Henry I

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 1 Comments

    After the initial struggle for succession and baronial revolt, England itself was pretty peaceful during Henry’s reign. The church & state debate needed fixing. And Normandy was a constant battle,Read More

    Tagged englandEnglishgovernmentHenryHistoryjusticemedievalnormandynormansPodcast

    28 The Lion of Justice

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 6 Comments

    The youngest of William the Conqueror’s sons, Henry, wasted no time shedding tears for his brother Rufus. He got himself crowned, anointed and blessed. The next 6 years were toRead More

    Tagged curthoseHenryHistory of EnglandnormandynormansPodcasttinchebrai

    27 Hateful to his People and Odious to God

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 6 Comments

    Rufus fell out big time with Anselm, his Archbishop of Canterbury. Unusually for Medieval Man he was impious and irreverent. Meanwhile, the Welsh struggled for independence against Norman tyranny, and makeRead More

    Tagged churchEnglishHistory of EnglandNormanPodcastscotswaleswelsh

    26 William Rufus, Normandy and the First Crusade

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 4 Comments

    William Rufus was a flamboyant, red faced, pudgy and irreverant bloke, but none the less his father's favourite son. So Dad tipped him the wink and he left the deathRead More

    Tagged englandfirst crusadeHistoryholy landNormanPodcastrobert curthoserufuswilliam

    25 Death of a Conqueror

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 0 Comments

    The last years of William the Conqueror's reign were mainly the meat and drink of the Norman King – beating off other feudal lords, keeping your nobles down, trying notRead More

    Tagged BritainBritishconquerorcurthosedukeenglandHistorykingmarchesmonarchnormandynormansPodcastrobertwilliam

    24 Revolt of the Earls

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 14, 2016 2 Comments

    It took William the Conqueror a few more years until he felt safe from the English. But when the Revolt of the Earls collapsed in 1075, English revolution was overRead More

    Tagged dukeearlsenglandHistorykingmarchesmonarchnormandynormansPodcastwilliam

    23 William the Conqueror and the subjugation of England

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 14, 2016 15 Comments

    After 1066 William the Conqueror set about ruling his new kingdom. The impression we get is that England rolls over rather easily – where was the heroic struggle we mightRead More

    Tagged 1066Anglo_saxondukeenglandhadradaharoldHastingsHistorykingmonarchnormandynormansPodcaststamfordbridgevikingwilliam

    22a Questions about Marriage, Law, Trade and Language

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 17, 2016 5 Comments

    Here's a supplementary episode to answer some questions sent in – they were hard but fun, so keep the questions coming! Sadly, my brother was over so we did itRead More

    Tagged Englishlanguagemarriage

    22 1066 and Goodbye to all That

    By David Crowther 7 years agoOct 30, 2016 10 Comments

    1066 was a year that changed a lot of things – though not as much as you might think. 3 experienced war leaders fought for control of England – andRead More

    Tagged 1066Anglo_saxondukeenglandhadradaharoldHastingsHistorykingmonarchnormandynormansPodcaststamfordbridgevikingwilliam

    21 The Normans – a race unbridled

    By David Crowther 7 years agoSep 14, 2016 8 Comments

    The Normans made a massive impact on Europe, not just England. They went on to establish a kingdom in Southern Italy, and lead the Crusades and the resulting state ofRead More

    Tagged 1066dukeenglandfeudalHistorykingknightmonarchnormandynormansPodcastrollovikingwilliam

Resources

Family Trees

  • Family Trees: Normandy and the Angevins, 1066 – 1225 May 22, 2011

Maps

  • Maps: 1100 – 1300 Europe August 10, 2014
  • Maps: 1000 – 1225 May 22, 2011

Articles

  • Medieval Castles November 26, 2017
  • Medieval tournaments illustrated glossary June 5, 2017
  • St Bartholomew the Great June 3, 2017
  • Medieval Prices and Wages December 14, 2016
  • Fotheringhay December 8, 2016
  • St Bees August 18, 2016
  • Economic and Social History Charts 1000-1485 September 8, 2012
  • Drawings of Matthew Paris May 5, 2012
  • Heraldy – Arms of the big medieval families May 5, 2012
  • Feast Days in Medieval England April 7, 2012
  • Origins of the British – a recent study January 2, 2011

Quiz

  • The Ladybird matching quiz July 14, 2017
  • Tournament Quiz June 18, 2017

Books

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