The King Ethelred died without a clear heir. 4 major players wanted the crown: One was a sickly teenager no one really took seriously. read more
The causes of the Battle of Hastings were fairly complex. While William of Normandy and his court claimed that Edward the Confessor had sworn upon a chest of relics that William would be his heir, this claim was disputed. read more
Site of the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England. read more