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?

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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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