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What part did women play in the Norman Conquest?
Were they as important as the men fighting the battles?
Why was Emma of Normandy crucial to the Battle of Hastings even though she was long dead by the time William the Bastard was sailing across the channel?
...Enjoy an additional bonus of Scottish medieval history and why Chris Pine matters...
Find Sharon here:
@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagram
https://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/
Silk and the Sword Book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silk-Sword-Women-Norman-Conquest/dp/1445678756/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35I5ODKGXXZ6F&keywords=silk+and+the+sword&qid=1704317220&sprefix=silk+and+the+sword%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1
Our favourite books on The Norman Conquest:
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mysteries-of-the-Norman-Conquest-Unravelling-the-Truth-of-the-Battle-of-Hastings-and-the-Events-of-1066-Hardback/p/21417/aid/1238
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/English-Collusion-and-the-Norman-Conquest-Hardback/p/17995/aid/1238
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Norman-Conquest-Marc-Morris-ebook/dp/B0070UIEDS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10ZQS334DJA4G&keywords=marc+morris+the+norman+conquest&qid=1704316912&sprefix=marc+morris%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-of-Power-in-Anglo-Saxon-England-Paperback/p/19189/aid/1238
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-battle-of-hastings-classic-histories-series/9780750993906/
Join Natalie on her London walking tours:
Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/
Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355
Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/
and a new one Royal Love Stories:
https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/
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What part did women play in the Norman Conquest?
Were they as important as the men fighting the battles?
Why was Emma of Normandy crucial to the Battle of Hastings even though she was long dead by the time William the Bastard was sailing across the channel?
...Enjoy an additional bonus of Scottish medieval history and why Chris Pine matters...
Find Sharon here:
@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagram
https://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/
Silk and the Sword Book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silk-Sword-Women-Norman-Conquest/dp/1445678756/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35I5ODKGXXZ6F&keywords=silk+and+the+sword&qid=1704317220&sprefix=silk+and+the+sword%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1
Our favourite books on The Norman Conquest:
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mysteries-of-the-Norman-Conquest-Unravelling-the-Truth-of-the-Battle-of-Hastings-and-the-Events-of-1066-Hardback/p/21417/aid/1238
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/English-Collusion-and-the-Norman-Conquest-Hardback/p/17995/aid/1238
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Norman-Conquest-Marc-Morris-ebook/dp/B0070UIEDS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10ZQS334DJA4G&keywords=marc+morris+the+norman+conquest&qid=1704316912&sprefix=marc+morris%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-of-Power-in-Anglo-Saxon-England-Paperback/p/19189/aid/1238
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-battle-of-hastings-classic-histories-series/9780750993906/
Join Natalie on her London walking tours:
Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/
Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355
Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/
and a new one Royal Love Stories:
https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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