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1

The Oath of Harold Godwinson

William the Conqueror’s chaplain used to tell this story to those who doubted his master’s claim to the English crown.

2

One Vast Heap of Booty

Embarrassed by the behaviour of his Norman bishops and abbots, King William I asked monk Guitmond to come over and set an example.

3

A Feast in Time of Slaughter

After winning the English crown at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy ensured everyone understood what kind of man their new King was.

4

The Voyage of Sigurd

Back in the eleventh century English refugees founded New York, but it wasn’t in North America.

5

Home from Home

In Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, a man from Kent founded a glittering church for English refugees.

6

The Battle of Hastings

After King Edward the Confessor died childless, Europe’s princes stepped forward to claim the prize of England’s crown.