The Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change the English diet — but pork did become more popular in its aftermath, archaeologists have discovered. Researchers from Bristol, Cardiff and ...

Archaeologists from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield have combined the latest scientific methods to offer new insights into life during the Norman Conquest of England.

After the Normans took control of England, the Anglo-Saxons experienced a significant shift. Join us as we uncover what happened to them in the aftermath of the 1066 ...

But whereas people’s overall diets didn’t change much after 1066, life for pigs was apparently quite different. Pigs from after the Norman Conquest seemed to have eaten more animal protein ...

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But one author has smashed the theory that Britain has been impenetrable since the Norman invasion of 1066. Whereas British history may crow about the nation's ability to invade and conquer other ...

Photo by Tim Graham / Getty Images When William the Conqueror’s Norman army invaded England in 1066, the country’s elites found their world changed overnight. But while the new king’s land ...

Cardiff University. (2020, July 6). Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change people's eating habits. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 31, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 07 ...