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Wednesday, 30 November 2016

The Danish Conquest, 15: The Death of Edmund Ironside

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The death of Edmund Ironside ( CUL MS Ee.3.59, f. 5 ) On this day in 1016 Edmund Ironside died, after just seven months as king of Eng...
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Sunday, 27 November 2016

The Coming of Christ, the Golden Blossom

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Christ in Majesty (Grimbald Gospels, BL Add. 34890, f. 114v ) On the first Sunday of Advent, here's a fragment of an anonymous Angl...
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Saturday, 12 November 2016

The Danish Conquest, 14: The Duel at Deerhurst and a Divided Kingdom

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Cnut and Edmund Ironside meet Shortly after the battle at Assandun in the autumn of 1016, Cnut and Edmund Ironside met to conclude a t...
Monday, 7 November 2016

Winter's Day

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11th-century calendar from Christ Church, Canterbury ( BL Arundel 155 , f. 7)  with the beginning of winter marked on 7 November In s...
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Tuesday, 18 October 2016

The Danish Conquest, Part 13: The Battle of Assandun

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Cnut (British Library, Stowe 944, f.6) On this day 1000 years ago, Cnut defeated Edmund Ironside at the Battle of Assandun, the final b...
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Thursday, 6 October 2016

The Danish Conquest, Part 12: Otford

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Harold Godwineson takes the English crown ( CUL MS Ee.3.59, f.30v ) We are currently right in the midst of commemoration season for the...
Monday, 5 September 2016

'I, who will already be dust by your time, have made mention of you in this book'

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Henry I and Matilda, in a 14th-century genealogical roll ( BL Royal MS. 14 B VI ) My latest column for History Today can be read onlin...
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