Bayeux Tapestry
Books
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Websites
Refer to "After 1066" on the Norman Conquest Schools Site http://www.allabout1066.net/intro.htm.
You can also get the full story of the conquest and its aftermath from Spartacus Educational. Use the Ctrl F function to find specific information on London, Hereward, and castles: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDwilliam1.htm
BBC History describes in some detail what happened after Harold died in the Battle of Hastings. After clicking on the link, scroll down to the heading "King William" to find read a description of the Saxon resistance to the point William is crowned: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/1066_01.shtml.
Britain's Bayeux Tapestry at the Museum of Reading details the story of the Battle of Hastings. Click on "What Happened After Hastings?" to get some details of events surrounding the crowning of William1 in London: http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/Index.htm
Magazine Articles
The following articles are available from our databases. If you wish to read these at home, you must use the password provided by the library: "Castles and the Norman Conquest" by Louise Chipley. Source: Calliope Magazine. Permanent Link: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=4035847&site=ehost-live
"The Bid for the Throne of England"
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=4035839&site=ehost-live
Refer to "After 1066" on the Norman Conquest Schools Site http://www.allabout1066.net/intro.htm.
You can also get the full story of the conquest and its aftermath from Spartacus Educational. Use the Ctrl F function to find specific information on London, Hereward, and castles: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDwilliam1.htm
BBC History describes in some detail what happened after Harold died in the Battle of Hastings. After clicking on the link, scroll down to the heading "King William" to find read a description of the Saxon resistance to the point William is crowned: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/1066_01.shtml.
Britain's Bayeux Tapestry at the Museum of Reading details the story of the Battle of Hastings. Click on "What Happened After Hastings?" to get some details of events surrounding the crowning of William1 in London: http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/Index.htm
Magazine Articles
The following articles are available from our databases. If you wish to read these at home, you must use the password provided by the library: "Castles and the Norman Conquest" by Louise Chipley. Source: Calliope Magazine. Permanent Link: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=4035847&site=ehost-live
"The Bid for the Throne of England"
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=4035839&site=ehost-live