Images Dated 18th February 2011

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Death of Siward, Earl of Northumberland
The death of Siward, Earl of Northumberland, an important figure in early 11th century northern England, particularly during the reign of King Cnut (Canute) Date: 1055

Bayeux Tapestry (1 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold Godwinson meets with King Edward the Confessor and sails to France

Street with tram in Vienna, Austria
View of a street in Vienna, Austria, with a red and white tram on the right, in front of the Central Hotel. Date: 1953

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

Danegeld
Following the Viking victory at the Battle of Maldon, in Essex, King Aethelred (the Unready) is advised to pay off the Vikings rather than continue the fight

King Alfred defines the county boundaries
King Alfred the Great devises administrative reforms, redefining the division of England into Counties, Hundreds and Tithings Date: Circa 885

King Ethelbert Converted
Ethelbert, the Saxon King of Kent, is converted to Christianity by Augustine, who had been sent to England by Pope Gregory

Harold IIs body is found
Edith Swannesha, wife of Harold II, King of England, is brought by monks to identify his body on the Hastings battlefield, only possible, it is said, by distinguishing marks on his torso

King Edgar is rowed down the Dee
In a symbolic act of allegiance, King Edgar is rowed down the River Dee at Chester in his state barge by eight tributary kings from other parts of Britain. Date: 973

Roman invasion of Britain
Julius Caesar leads an attempted landing on the British mainland, somewhere on the Kent coastline. Facing the Britons gathered on the shore

Alfreds Education
Prince Alfred of Wessex, keen to learn, is taught by his mother, Queen Osburga, while his three elder brothers prefer to play. Date: Circa 860

Eadbald converted by Laurence
Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, shows his lacerated body to King Eadbald of Kent. The wounds were the result of a vision in which St Peter whipped him in order to convince Laurence that he should

St Augustine before Ethelbert
King Ethelbert and his consort Bertha, Saxon rulers of Kent, are addressed by Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory on a Christian mission to England. Date: 597 A.D

Alfred Divides his Loaf
Following the Danish invasion of Wessex, King Alfred and his followers retreated to the island of Athelney, Somerset, where they were obliged to seek refuge and sustenance from local peasants

Caesar invades Britain
Julius Caesar makes his first attempt to invade the British mainland, making a landing somewhere on the Kent coastline. The standard bearer of the 10th Legion urges the hesitant legionaries to follow

Ethelfrid massacres monks
Ethelfrid, King of Bernicia (a region covering south east Scotland and north-east England), has the monks of Bangor-Is-Coed massacred for the reason that they offered prayers in support of the army

Vortigern and Rowena
Rowena, beautiful daughter of the Anglo-Saxon leader Hengest, entrances (and gets drunk) the warlord Vortigern, with whom Hengest is negotiating to obtain more land

Edward the Martyr is murdered

Eadwig rebuked by Dunstan

Archbishop Laurence converts Eadbald
Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, convinces King Eadbald of Kent to convert to Christianity. Eadbald, a pagan, succeeded his father Ethelbert (who had converted to Christianity) in 616 A.D

King Edgar is reproached by Dunstan
King Edgar of England is reproached by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, for seducing a nun, Wulfthrith. Following Dunstans instruction

Alfred in the Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel in order to discover the plans of the Danish leader Guthrum. This he does and is successful at the Battle of Edington which followed. Date: 878

Alfred before the Danish General
Disguised as a minstrel, King Alfred the Great stands before the Danish leader Guthrum. Date: 878

King Edgar is rowed down the Dee
As a symbolic act of allegiance, eight tributary kings row King Edgar down the River Dee at Chester. Date: 973

Harold II dies at the Battle of Hastings
Harold II, King of England, meets his end at the Battle of Hastings. How he actually died is not known for certain, but this illustration chooses the arrow in the eye theory. Date: 14 October 1066

Romans at Mancunium
The construction of a Roman Fort at Mamucium (also known as Mancunium), at what is now the Castlefield area of Manchester, in the north of England

Approach of a Danish fleet
A large Danish fleet approaches the English coastline Date: 9th - 10th Centuries A.D

Eadwig rebuked by Dunstan and Odo
The new young king of England, Eadwig, is chastised by Dunstan, Abbot of Glastonbury, and Odo, Archbishop of Canterbury, for his liaison with the noblewoman Aethelgifu

King Alfreds administrative reforms
King Alfred the Great introduces administrative reforms, redefining county boundaries and introducing a law code Date: Circa 885

Edward the Martyr is murdered
King Edward is murdered at Corfe Castle while visiting his stepmother Aelfthryth. Some say the act was committed on her orders

Edward the Elder defeats Danes at Watchet
Edward the Elder, eldest son of Alfred the Great and king since 899, fights off an attack by the Danes at Watchet, in Somerset. Date: 921

Prince Alfred and Pope Leo IV
Prince Alfred (later King Alfred the Great) of Wessex, visits Rome to meet Pope Leo IV for instruction. Date: 853

Viking ships in the Humber estuary, which was the border between Northumbria and the kingdoms to the south Date: Circa 800 A.D

Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
Harold II, King of England, fights for his life in vain at the Battle of Hastings, where he is defeated and killed by the invading Norman forces under the command of William the Conqueror Date

King Edgar is rowed down the Dee
King Edgar is rowed down the River Dee at Chester by eight tributary kings, from other regions of Britain, a symbolic act of allegiance. Date: 973

Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy
William of Normandy is left with the impression that Harold Godwinson has sworn an oath of fealty in relation to the succession to the English throne. Date: 1064

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

Hadrian in England
The Emperor Hadrian inspects Romano-British potteries, during his stay in Britain Date: Circa 122 A.D

Edward the Martyr is murdered
Having been murdered at Corfe Castle, Edward the Martyrs body is discovered by a blind woman, near her house. In this version of the events

King Alfred disguised in Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel and goes undercover at the Danish camp of Guthrum, leader of the Danes in order to find out their plans

Edmund I stabbed by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Edgar murders Aethelwald
While out hunting, King Edgar of England stabs and kills Aethelwald in revenge for the latters deceit over Aelfthryth. Aethelwald, sent to find out more about Aelfthryth, had described her as plain

Odun captures Danish Standard
At Kenwith Castle, Devon, Odun, Saxon Earl of Devon, defeats the Danish invaders and captures their Standard. Date: Circa 877

Edmund I murdered by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

King Edgar meets Aelfthryth
King Edgar is surprised to discover that Aelfthryth is a beautiful woman. He had previously sent Aethelwald to check her suitability to become the kings wife

Alfred the Great frees the family of Hastings
In an act of mercy (a possibly apocryphal story) Alfred the Great frees the family of Hastings, a Danish leader Date: Circa 897

Busy street in Vienna, Austria

View of the Schwedenplatz, Vienna, Austria
View of a market square, the Schwedenplatz, in Vienna, Austria. There is a stall on the right with fruit for sale, and a few people are out shopping. Date: 1953

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