Norman Collection (page 26)

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Earl Harold sails to France

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Negotiations between Harold and William; Harold agrees to marry Williams daughter Aelfgyve

Norman Conquest 1066
Harold tells King Edward of his mission

William I (Card)
William I the Conqueror

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William I the Conqueror

William I (Thevet)
William I the Conqueror

William I the Conqueror the Conqueror

Norman Curfew Check
The Curfew law traditionally thought to have been initiated by William I; after the curfew bell is rung at 8 o clock, guards make sure that all fires have been put out

Castle Acre Priory 1738
East view of the ruins of Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England, a Norman castle and Cluniac priory, which was founded by William Warren, Earl of Surrey in 1090

Lincoln Cathedral 1940S
Lincoln Cathedral, England, founded by the Norman Bishop Regimus in 1086. View of the cathedral and Exchequer Gate, from Castle Hill

Norman Heatley
NORMAN G HEATLEY English scientist who played a crucial role in the discovery of penicillin : at work in his Cambridge laboratory in the early 1940s

Lightfoot Given Letter
HEREWARD THE WAKE Martin Lightfoot undertakes to be the bearer of a letter to Earl Leofric

Hereward Vs Normans
HEREWARD THE WAKE How the Saxon hero Hereward cleared Bourne (Lincolnshire, England) of Frenchmen (Normans). The thick of the battle melee

Hereward & King William
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward kneels before William the Conqueror and held his hands, swearing fealty to him

Normandy Peasants 1856
Industrious Norman peasants working by the fire in Calvados

Norman Douglas / Writer
NORMAN DOUGLAS Writer, at Capri in 1951

Rochester Castle 19C
View of Rochester Castle

William Receives Crown
William, duke of Normandy, receives the crown of England from church and state

Norman Conquests
William, duke of Normandy, claiming to have been promised the English crown, sails from France to England to do battle with Harold who has had himself crowned

Cornation of Harold
Harold, earl of Wessex, is crowned king of England despite the claim of William, duke of Normandy

Events / Britain / Norman
BATTLE OF HASTINGS William, duke of Normandy, defeats the English army led by Harold

Halleys Comet 1066
At the coronation of Harold, astrologers are dismayed by the appearance of Halleys Comet, which they interpret as an evil omen

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Weapons and wine are put on the ships, the soldiers embark and the invasion fleet crosses the Channel, landing at Pevensey

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Spies tell William that Harold has been crowned : he orders an invasion fleet to be built, and the vessels are launched

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Conan surrenders : Harold is knighted by William; they ride together to Bayeux where Harold, touching reliquaries, swears fealty to William, then he returns to England

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Harold helps William against Conan, duc de Bretagne; though caught in quicksands near Mont St Michel, they force Conan to flee from Dol, and attack Rennes and Dinan

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William, duke of Normandy, told that Guy de Ponthieu is holding Harold captive, sends messengers to order his release Date: 1064

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King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

Scotland Yard / Exterior
New Scotland Yard, designed by Norman Shaw, opened 1891

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