The Conquest of Wales was a traumatic event. When Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed in 1282 in a skirmish with the Anglo-Norman army at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, one chronicler wrote that the whole of ...

This book combines a study of the chronicle's sources, content, and methods of composition, with its manuscript contexts. Using the Anglo-Norman Oldest Version as a touchstone, it investigates the ...

Anglo-Saxons are recognised by their moustaches. Normans by their hair, cropped aggressively short at the back. The more you look at the tapestry, the more sophisticated it appears. To take a ...

The Vikings were defeated but the Normans succeeded in conquering England, bringing to an end Anglo-Saxon England. This is known as the Norman Conquest. The Normans, or 'North-men', were ...

Explores the 12th-century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The invasion also affects Europe, as Irish resources fuel conflict between England and France. In 12th-century Ireland, provincial kings ...

Its Anglo-Norman inscription was translated as "a token between a lover and beloved", although the words were designed to be worn on the inside A 13th or 14th Century medieval brooch inscribed ...

The combination of Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and later Gothic elements in the tower exemplifies the church’s long history and the various cultural influences it has absorbed over the centuries.

The castle was built in 1824-25 by the wealthy Merthyr Ironworks Iron Master William Crawshay II. Today it is now home to a popular Museum and Art Gallery which is open to the public throughout the ...