British people tend to see the world through the key dates - 1066, 1707, 1918, 1945 etc. But what was happening in other parts of the world?

On 6 January 1066, the day after Edward the Confessor died, the Witan close Witan A group of English nobility whose job was to advise the king. They had to make the decision on who to crown in ...

The Bayeux Tapestry was probably commissioned by Odo, bishop of Bayeux and half-brother of William the Conqueror, to commemorate the Norman victory at Hastings in October 1066.

During the Viking Age (A.D. 793 to 1066), Viking raided, explored and traded from what is now Canada to the Middle East. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

After the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066, many French loanwords infiltrated the language, when French became a sign of prestige. Many of these words are related to food.