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fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

A fascinating discovery': research challenges Battle of Hastings narrative

The forced march of King Harold's army to Stamford Bridge may not have happened, challenging long-held historical assumptions about the Battle of Hastings.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Robin Hood review Sean Bean gifts us the most gloriously bad TV offering of the year

Autumn is entering the home straight. Winter is coming. We are more than due, therefore, a piece of fantasy/folkloric tomfoolery set in the days of yore which is further back than yesteryear and therefore more forgiving all round stuffed with young actors trying out their talents, and old thesps keeping their alimony/next passion-project funded. Welcome, my friends, to this year's most glorious offering: Robin Hood.
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fromMedievalists.net
5 months ago

New Medieval Books: The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, c. 1031-1083 - Medievalists.net

Mathilda of Flanders exercised substantial political authority, actively shaping Anglo‑Norman governance and exemplifying powerful medieval queenship in the eleventh century.
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