Embarrassed by the behaviour of his Norman bishops and abbots,
King William I asked monk Guitmond to come over and set an example.
Length: 119 words
Norman Era
The Better Man
Two monks vying for the abbot’s chair at one of England’s prestigious
monasteries each promised King William Rufus handsome rewards for his favour.
Length: 118 words
Anglo-Saxon Era
The Conversion of Norway
Kings of Norway educated in England drew on the experience of
English clergy to establish Christianity in their own land.
Length: 110 words
Scottish History
St Margaret of Scotland
When Malcolm III, King of Scots, met Princess Margaret of Wessex, he
knew at once that he had found a woman capable of setting an example to a whole nation.
Length: 117 words
Norman Era
The Voyage of Sigurd
Back in the eleventh century English refugees founded New York, but it wasn’t in North America.
Length: 117 words
Norman Era
Home from Home
In Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, a man from Kent founded a glittering church for English refugees.