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John Hawkwood
A Notorious English Mercenary Knight. John Hawkwood was born in Essex in 1320. He may have been born in the village of Sible Hedingham. He was the second son of a tanner and minor landowner, Gilbert Hawkwood, who had accumulated wealth through his business transactions.
The Battle Of Yeavering 22nd July 1415
Also sometimes referred to as the battle of Geteryne This little-known event is given little coverage in most accounts of history but though this was a small-scale battle it had a significant effect on the history of Northern England and the Scottish borders.
Sigurd the Crusader
Sigurd Magnusson, King of Norway, The Viking warrior who was the first Crusader King to set foot in the Holy land. Sigurd I, was a King of Norway between the years of 1103 until 1130. Sigurd was the son of King Magnus Barefoot, a renowned Viking warrior. He had two half-brothers, Olaf and Øystein, both sons of Barefoot, but all three had…
The Battle of Malpas
The Civil War in Cheshire – The Battle of Malpas, 26TH August 1644 Cheshire saw significant military action during the Civil wars of the 17th century. Major battles would be fought at Rowton Moor, Winwick, Nantwich and Middlewich but there were many minor skirmishes throughout the countryside, which impacted virtually every, town, village and city in the county.
Streona
Eadric Streona (Streona was a cognomen meaning the ‘Grasper’ or ‘Acquisitor’) was a Mercian Ealdorman who lived during the Danish conquest of England in the early 11th century. He is remembered for his treacherous behaviour during the conflict between the Danes and the Anglo-Saxons.
The English Civil War in Cheshire
A brief overview of the causes of the Civil wars and its effects on the Kingdoms. Cheshire was heavily involved in the English Civil wars which raged between 1639 and 1651. Several battles would take place within the county as well as a number of sieges.
The Massacre at Barthomely Church
Barthomely is a small village in Cheshire near to the Staffordshire border. The village is ancient and was settled during the Roman period. The village church still retains visible remains of Norman architecture. It is likely that a Saxon church predated the Norman one. The church is called St. Bertoline’s.
The Battle of Rowton Moor, 24th Sept 1645
The English Civil wars of the 17th century should properly be called the ‘Wars of the Three Kingdoms’. The wars were a series of Civil wars which took place between 1639 and 1651.
Eel Rents in the Middle Ages
During the early and mid-Middle Ages, coinage was not available to most people, so trade was often conducted by the bartering of goods. Many taxes too, were paid in kind. Rents were paid in goods such as ale, livestock such as pigs as well as many other types of food.
In þe Wyldrenesse of Wyrale
The following article is just a brief explanation of the Forest Laws that held primacy in the period between 1120 and 1376.
Mons Graupius AD83
Gnaeus Julius Agricola was born into a Senatorial family on the 13th of June 40 AD. His birthplace was in the Roman settlement of Forum Julii, now the city of Fréjus in what is now France. Beginning of
Timeline 2 – 420 – 616AD
Sub Roman Britain – Saxon invasions – Resistance – The Age of Arthur – The Forming of the Independent Kingdoms – Parochial Warfare. Following the withdrawal of the Roman army from the Province of Britannia and then the expelling of the last of the Imperial officials the history and the events that would follow are without doubt, the most confusing and often…
Timeline 1 – Roman Britain
Timeline 1 – Roman Britain – History of Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to the withdrawal of the imperial army in 409 AD.
Perceptions of the Wolf in Medieval Britain & Europe
Humans have a fascination with the wolf. Thousands of years ago, some wolves were domesticated and from them, man’s best friend, the dog, has evolved. Legends involving wolves and even werewolves have circulated since classical times and probably even earlier. Where not the founders of Rome suckled by a she wolf?
The Battle of Ellendune
Ellendun, the climatic clash between the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia. The battle of Ellendune has been claimed to have been one of the most important and decisive battles in English history. In the 8th and 9th centuries, the Kingdom of Mercia was the most powerful and influential of the Anglo-Saxon nations. It had started to dominate the English Kingdoms of…