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...and not every image makes it.

There were several images that didn’t make it into the book because

  1. it was already full to bursting with content,
  2. Charles changed the story,
  3. but we also decided that there really were enough images so these are surplus to the requirements of the text and tell the story of 1066.

A few of these are included here – Bonus Material, if you will…

bullet‘Stop for lunch’, not included on page 31 [principally for lack of space], but referred to the fighting actually being suspended for a brief period while the warriors had a quick, restorative snack! The text was subsequently amended to remove the reference, obviating the need for an illustration.

bullet‘Lone English warrior’ - drafted to illustrate how the Norsemen surrounded and defeated the Northumbrian army at Fulford – the image shows a group of Vikings singling out a lone Northumbrian warrior (page 22) and advancing on him menacingly [his prospects aren’t good].
 

 

bulletLamp from the mast of Duke William’s ship which led the Norman invasion fleet as they cross the English Channel to Hastings [page 34].

Interesting links

bullet Battle of Fulford
bullet Battle of Stamford Bridge
bullet Battle of Hastings
bullet English Heritage
bullet Battlefields Trust
bullet Young Archaeologists Club (CAB)
bullet York Archaeological Trust
bullet Regia re-enactors
bullet Viking re-enactors
bulletOnline documents

Events

bullet Riccall Rampage 24 July 2010
bullet Jorvik Festival (there will be another one in 2011!)
bullet Fulford Festival 2010
bullet Festival of archaeology 2010

 

 

 

 

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