Normans Collection

William I the Conqueror
WILLIAM I THE CONQUEROR Defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to claim the English throne

Battle of Hastings
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The battle rages between the armies of Harold and William, Duke of Normandy

St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. A sacred site from ancient times, Benedictine monks built an abbey in St. Albans memory. Later rebuilt by the Normans. Date: 1930s

Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Cha
Italy. Sicily. Palerm. Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Chapel. Christ with Saint Peter and Paul above the throne stage. 12 th century

William of Normandy lands on the English coast
William of Normandy and his invasion force land at Pevensey Bay, Sussex Date: 28 September 1066

Battle of Hastings
At Hastings, Harolds army - exhausted after fighting the Norsemen at Stamford Bridge - encounter the Normans, after their Channel crossing : victory goes to the invaders

William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans in 1066. William in chain mail suit of armor with mace and helmet on horseback

Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BC
A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat

King William I, Normans, Architecture, Laws, Art, Learning
King William I (The Conqueror), Normans, architecture, laws, art and learning. (4 of 4) 11th century

William the Conqueror, King Harold, Battle of Hastings
Portraits of William the Conqueror and King Harold, opponents in the Battle of Hastings of 1066, with the Seal of Battle Abbey, a view of the coast where the Normans landed, and Pevensey Castle

Normans attacking Hereward the Wakes refuge
Hereward the Wake, also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile (1035-1072) - an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England

Moyses Hall, Cornhill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, was built by the Normans, in about 1180. It is now a museum of the history of West Sussex. Date: late 12th century

Three men, one in an ankle=length gown, the others in shorter garments Date: 12th century

ARTHUR & EXCALIBUR ARTHUR & EXCALIBUR
Not an English myth at all but based on a Welsh story eagerly taken up by the Normans after the conquest as a means of culturally subjugating the English. Dont be fooled!

NORMANS IN IRELAND 1169
The Norman, Fitz-Stephen, sent by Strongbow to pacify Ireland burns his boats off the coast of Wexford as a sign that he has no intention of retreating Date: 1169

Tower of London, 1078
The Tower of London, built by William I to protect the city Date: 1078

Jesus entry into Jerusalem. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans
Byzantine Art. Italy. Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans or Royal Palace. Palatine Chapel. 12th century. Palermo. Sicily

Norman Costume C11Th
Normans: embroidered super- tunic with wide sleeves, kirtles, mantle tied with cord, veil or phrygian cap, tunic, super-tunic, mantle & phyrgian bonnet. Date: 11th century

Norsemen in France
Paris is besieged unsuccess- -fully by the Norsemen; Count Eudes and bishop Goslin defend the city and the Vikings are paid to turn their attention to Bourgogne

Normans plundering Durham
A thousand Normans under Robert de Comines plunder Durham and carouse at night, unaware that they are about to be attacked and annihilated by the Northumbrians

The curse of Cain. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans. Palermo
Byzantine Art. Italy. The curse of Cain. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans or Royal Palace. Palatine Chapel. 12th century. Palermo. Sicily

Norman ships of William I the Conqueror (11th c.). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Rioting in Dover
Bloody riots in Dover, Kent, follow the appointment of a Norman (Robert of Jumieges) as Archbishop of Canterbury by the pro-Norman King Edward the Confessor, which brought tensions between Saxons

Moyses Hall, Cornhill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, was built by the Normans, in about 1180. It is now a museum of the history of West Sussex. Date: late 12th century

Norman Rioters
Normans involved in Paris riots are punished in the pillory, which will not be destroyed until the Revolution

Hereward Attacks Normans
Hereward the Wake, legendary Fenland hero, leads an attack against the Normans

Egypt / Damietta
Damietta town and Oschamma mosque in the Dumyat province. Of commercial and strategic importance in the Middle Ages, Dumyat was pillaged by the Byzantines & Sicilian Normans

Ivanhoe / Rebecca in Cell
Rebecca, inprisoned by the Normans, meets Urfried

C11 Anglo Normans
Three Anglo-Norman men in outdoor dress

Charles III & Normans
Charles III the Simple makes peace with the Normans, but Roll, their chief, refuses to kneel, instead he raises Charles foot to kiss it, tipping him onto the ground

Norman Conquest 13 of 16
BATTLE OF HASTINGS A sentinel tells Harold of the approaching Normans

Hereward the Beserker
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward the Saxon hero turned into a beserker. Dressed in only a silk shirt and hose, he urges his men to join him against the Normans

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 Saves Alftruda
HEREWARD THE WAKE How the Saxon hero Hereward rescued Alftruda from the Normans in the thick of battle

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