I am highly amused by the outrage I have solicited by merely suggesting a king of England’s birthday should not be the focus ...

I am aware that from the earliest days there was a secular piece baked into the holy-days of Christian Easter and Anglo-Saxon Eostre. Rabbits and eggs figured into pre-christian stories, after all.

The Anglo-Normans arrive in Ireland By the time the Normans arrived in Ireland in 1169, they had adopted so many 'English' customs that Irish annalists described them as Sasanach, Saxons.

Erenagh Monastery in Downpatrick was destroyed by Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy in 1177.

The area was controlled by the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, Harald Godwinson, and, after the Norman Conquest of 1066, became the estate centre of the Lords of Holderness.

After their triumph in the Battle of Hastings, the Normans left lasting marks on the country’s aristocracy, architecture, and even the English language.

A 700-year-old Irish hereditary title ended with the death of the last Knight of Glin in County Limerick. The ancient Irish noble title was handed down by chieftains and has been recognized by ...

The castle's original structure dates back to 1093, when the Anglo-Norman nobleman Arnulf de Montgomery built a small fortified bailey on the site during the Norman invasion of Wales.

Norman Knight, philanthropist who preferred anonymity, dies at 99 By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated March 20, 2024, 5:54 p.m.

The famous, rambunctious feast scene in the Bayeux Tapestry, two years before King Harold was brutally killed at the Battle of Hastings, has been located by archaeologists.