England in the Viking AgeFor more than 260 years, Vikings affected England by raiding the coastlines and changing the political landscape remarkably by overthrowing the existing English kingdoms. The Viking Age, which this period of time is called [...] more |
The Norman ConquestThe conquest of England by William Duke of Normandy is regarded as a turning point in English history. Not only did it put an end to Scandinavian influence on medieval England and brought England closer to continental Europe [...] more |
The Wars of the RosesThe Wars of the Roses were a series of battles between two aristocratic houses in England – the House of Lancaster and the House of York – between 1455 and 1485. This civil war is named after the emblematic roses which were[...] more |
Geoffrey Chaucer as a Social ClimberWhen one visits Westminster Abbey in London, one can not help but stop and marvel at the sight of Chaucer’s tomb in the South Transept, the “poet’s corner” of this mighty cathedral. The first thing that comes to mind at the notion[...] more |