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“I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!” In the 1066 game of... more
In the triumvirate of 1066, William of Normandy, Harald Hardrada, and Harold Godwinson, the latter has above all endured as... more
Born into a world of treachery, violence and death, William of Normandy defied all expectations, forging a legacy that lasts... more
Following the bloody St Brice’s Day Massacre, of the 13th of November 1002, which saw King Æthelred brutally exterminating the... more
The Norman Conquest of 1066, culminating in the legendary Battle of Hastings, is perhaps the greatest turning point in the... more
The second revolution that engulfed France over the course of 1792 reached its climax in December, with an astonishing, world-changing... more
“From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the world’s history, and you can all... more
In the summer and Autumn of 1792 - with the Prussians bearing down on Paris, the streets thronged with the... more
‘Still more traitors, still more treason…" It is 1792 and France has been at war since April; it is not going... more
“Anyone who even thinks of abandoning this mission will be cut up into a thousand pieces…I am the wrath of... more