Education
King Alfred the Great: The Viking Wars and the Making of England
Alfred of Wessex faced the complete conquest of England by the Vikings, saved his kingdom from the…
Tag: medieval history
Finance
The Black Death in Britain: How the Plague of 1348 Killed Half the Population
Arriving at the port of Melcombe Regis in June 1348, the bubonic plague swept through England, Wales…
Politics
The Norman Conquest of 1066: How William the Conqueror Transformed England Forever
The Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066 ended Anglo-Saxon England and gave birth to a new…
Politics
The Norman Conquest of 1066: How William the Conqueror Transformed England Forever
The Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066 ended Anglo-Saxon England and gave birth to a new…
Finance
The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381: England’s First Great Popular Uprising
Led by Wat Tyler and inspired by the radical priest John Ball, the Peasants' Revolt challenged the…
