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The battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo)

1066 – how the Viking diversion cost Harold his throne

Events leading up to the battle of Hastings, and the conflict itself, are depicted in the Bayeux tapestry, a 68-metre-long embroidered frieze probably made within 20 years of the Conquest. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Bayeux unravelled: the scenes behind the threads

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The most popular historical figures you’ve (probably) never heard of

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History explorer: The Norman conquest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Looking inside the medieval Holt Castle

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Ancient cities and the Norman conquest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: kings and queens through history

Dover Castle, Kent. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England’s 8 most amazing castles

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Why Henry I could be the next ‘car park king’

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France

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Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

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The Anglo-Saxon who (almost) united Britain

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Renewed debate over battle of Hastings location

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Battle of Hastings location dispute ‘a conspiracy theory’

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Margam Park, Port Talbot