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A collage showing historical babies. Edward VI as a baby, Edward VIII as a baby, and a depiction of the baby Jesus.

Historical baby names: a guide to baby name trends from the Anglo-Saxons to today

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Pod Sophie Therese Ambler - De Montfort body WL

Dismemberment & disgrace: the grisly fate of Simon de Montfort . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Shield of the English version of the British royal coat of arms, with the motto 'Dieu at Mon Droit'

Q&A What is the meaning of the British Royal Family’s motto?

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The river Brathay finding its way to Elder Water lake during a sunny Autumn morning (Photo by Daniel Bosma/Getty)

The second Norman conquest: how William Rufus captured a forgotten kingdom . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vod Life - Harold WL

Video podcast Life of the Week: Harold Godwinson (Harold II) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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LongRead Social WL

Matilda of Scotland: the queen behind the veil . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anglo-Saxon thegns

Q&A Who was Eadnoth the Staller?

Unravelling the Bayeux Tapestry HistoryExtra podcast series title card

The Bayeux Tapestry Unravel its secrets

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Pod Marc Morris WL

British castles: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scene of knights in battle, detail from Bayeux tapestry or tapestry of Queen Matilda, France, 11th century

The Normans Who were they & why did they invade England?

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Roger II of Sicily, depicted in an Arabic-style image in the Palatine Chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo

Normans in Africa The 12th-century attempt to forge a north-African Norman kingdom . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Levi Roach WL

The Norman kings of Africa . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Queen Matilda of Boulogne, by Eleanor Shakespeare

Matilda of Boulogne: Norman England’s warrior queen

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HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman Hastings to Magna Carta (1066–1215) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Eleanor Parker WL

Children of the Norman Conquest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.