giving them the chance to see the rolling Dorset countryside through the eyes of an 11th-century monarch for the first time. The tower made up part of the king's living quarters, providing him ...
giving them the chance to see the rolling Dorset countryside through the eyes of an 11th-century monarch for the first time. The tower made up part of the king's living quarters, providing him ...
England’s connection to France went back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. King William I’s son Henry I ruled England and Normandy as a single united kingdom. Henry was considered by people at ...
Ethelred the Unready was thought of as a weak king of England in the 11th century. Ethelred gave the Vikings gold and land to stop them invading. This money was called Danegeld. But it didn’t ...
The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th Century for King Henry I. Five hundred years later, it was nearly destroyed in the English Civil War.
Henry was born at Winchester Castle on 1st October 1207, eldest son of King John and Isabella. He succeeded his father in 1216. His was one of the longest reigns in English history. Demolition of ...
Archaeologists have discovered fragments of an Islamic dwelling dating back to before the 11th century under the foundations ... 1147 by troops commanded by King Afonso I of Portugal, known ...