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Caitlin Green: Sinister omens & idle traditions: a twelfth-century superstition that the king of England must not enter Lincoln
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Emma of Normandy, Queen of England - History... the interesting bits!
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| | Detail of Emma of Normandy before an altar In the years leading up to the Norman Conquest of 1066 one woman, in particular, stands out as the matriarch of the period: Emma of Normandy. As wife of both Æthelred II and King Cnut, Emma of Normandy was the lynchpin of the story of the 11th...
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My Ten Favourite Castles in England - Dan Spencer
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| | Over the past year or so I have been on a quest to visit as many castles in England (and Wales) as possible. This has meant that I have seen some wonderful places around the country (although there are many more that I intend to visit). However, in this blog post I am going to...
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The Second Battle of Alnwick - 1174 - northeastlore
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| | In my last blog we looked at the First Battle of Alnwick in 1093 (https://northeastlore.com/2021/01/02/the-battle-of-alnwick-1093-rebellion-of-1095/). It was more of a skirmish than a battle, but it did result in the death of the King of Scotland, Malcolm III and his eldest son and heir Edward. In this blog we consider the Second Battle of Alnwick....
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Books by Sharon Bennett Connolly - History... the interesting bits!
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| Sharon Bennett Connolly is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and best-selling author of 7 historical non-fiction books. Her latest book, Scotland's Medieval Queens, is book number 8. As well as writing this popular history blog, Sharon co-hosts the podcast A Slice of Medieval, alongside historical novelist Derek Birks. Sharon regularly gives talks on...