The towering castles that dot England’s landscape symbolize power, conquest, and control. For centuries, they have been viewed as monuments to the Norman elite who reshaped the country after 1066.

In 1215, King John of England faced discontent from his Barons, leading to the creation of the Magna Carta, a landmark ...

This is known as the Norman Conquest. The Normans, or 'North-men', were originally Vikings who settled in northern France in AD900. Edward 'the Confessor' was an important Anglo-Saxon king.

Crannogs are dwellings found on artificial islands over water and were often composed of brush, stone or timber mounds ...

offering new insights into medieval life before the Norman Conquest Ella Jeffries A new exhibition at the Louvre takes visitors on a visual journey, exploring how the figure of the fool evolved ...

Part TED talk, part history lecture, part folk club sing-a-long, part storytelling session… Come and share in these tales as ...