50 Finds From Yorkshire: Objects From the Portable Antiquities Scheme by Downes Amy & Griffiths Rebecca

Author:Downes, Amy & Griffiths, Rebecca [Downes, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Published: 2016-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

Some of the stunning artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard. Many of the objects in the hoard would have been given as gifts to reinforce the social status of the giver and recipient. (WMID-0B5416/2009T394; for more information see http://finds.org.uk/staffshoardsymposium )

A map showing the Danelaw and the Anglo-Saxon part of England. (Ian Downes)

In AD 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson became king of England. He defeated a Scandinavian army seeking to reclaim Cnut’s kingdom at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in September of the same year, allowing William of Normandy to take advantage of the distraction and invade the south coast. Weakened by his exploits in the north, Harold was defeated just nineteen days after the Battle of Stamford Bridge by William at the Battle of Hastings. This event was the turning point that marks the end of the Early Medieval period.

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