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here to be taken to the
Everyday life in the
Middle Ages page.
Click
here to be taken to the Castle page.
Means
a more useful but also more difficult site to use.
1. Sites on the Normans in General
The
Normans. This is a very detailed site by the
BBC. Good pictures and long pieces on the main
parts of Norman life.
Who
were the Normans? A description by Regia Anglorum, a group who stage Viking
battles throughout the year
The
Normans: their history, arms & tactics Story of how one man has
tried to recreate 11th century Norman arms & equipment. Good pictures.
The Norman Conquest.
Very detailed for researchers. However it can be frustrating to use because of its web
design.
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2. Battle of Hastings
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 The Normans &
Battle of Hastings
outline descriptions and small
source support from the excellent Spartacus schools site.
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The Battle
of Hastings, 1066
Useful diagrams, photos, (much) description and maps
but you might not find this easy to work through as the layout is not always
clear.
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William the Conqueror Useful Timeline, family tree
and lifestory
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Essential
Norman Conquest website has useful, linked descriptions with
illustrations on:
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The Battle of Hastings Game. Play the game to
re-enact the Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October, 1066.This
is your chance to change history, as the exhausted troops of King Harold
fight against William of Normandy.
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Invasion of England, 1066 From a site
called Eyewitness to history which uses sources of all kinds from the past
to tell the history and so this uses the Bayeux Tapestry to tell the story…
Battlefields
Trust Resource Centre - Battle of Hastings A very detailed look at
the battlefield today: maps, descriptions and many, many pictures.
Battle
of Hastings.
Details, pictures (of later artists) and stories of the battle from
britishbattles.com
and after the battle:
Government
How Government changed under the Normans. From
Essential Norman Conquest
site
The Church Reforms
How the Church changed under the Normans. From
Essential Norman Conquest
site
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