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27 relations: A History of Britain (TV series), Alan Rufus, Battle of Hastings, Chalcedonian Christianity, Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, G. A. Henty, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Gunhild of Wessex, Gytha of Wessex, Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, Harold Godwinson, Heinrich Heine, Helen Hollick, Julian Rathbone, Mercia, More danico, Norman conquest of England, Our Lady of Walsingham, Richeldis de Faverches, Simon Schama, The Last English King, Vladimir II Monomakh, Wales, Waltham Abbey Church, William the Conqueror, Wulfstan (died 1095).
A History of Britain (TV series)
A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 30 September 2000.
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Alan Rufus
Alan Rufus (alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz (Breton), Alain le Roux (French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a relative and companion of William the Conqueror (Duke William II of Normandy) during the Norman Conquest of England. He was the second son of Eozen Penteur (also known as Eudon, Eudo or Odo, Count of Penthièvre) by Orguen Kernev (also known as Agnes of Cornouaille). William the Conqueror granted Alan Rufus a significant English fief, later known as the Honour of Richmond, in about 1071.Keats-Rohan "" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
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Chalcedonian Christianity
Chalcedonian Christianity is the Christian denominations adhering to christological definitions and ecclesiological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon, the Fourth Ecumenical Council held in 451.
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Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar
Ealdgyth (fl. c. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or in modern English, Edith, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066.
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician.
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G. A. Henty
George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent.
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Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (died 5 August 1063) was the King of Wales from 1055 to 1063.
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Gunhild of Wessex
Gunhild of Wessex (ft 1066-1093) was a younger daughter of Harold Godwinson and his first wife, Edyth Swannesha, who was most likely the wealthy magnate Edyth the Fair from the Domesday Book.
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Gytha of Wessex
Gytha of Wessex (died 1098 or 1107; Gȳð) was one of several daughters of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, by his consort, Edyth Swannesha.
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Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (Gȳða Þorkelsdōttir, 997 – c. 1069), also called Githa, was a Danish noblewoman.
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Harold Godwinson
Harold Godwinson (– 14 October 1066), often called Harold II, was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.
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Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic.
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Helen Hollick
Helen Hollick (born 1953) is a British author of historical fiction.
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Julian Rathbone
Julian Christopher Rathbone (10 February 1935 – 28 February 2008) was an English novelist.
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Mercia
Mercia (Miercna rīce) was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.
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More danico
The phrase more danico is a Medieval Latin legal expression which may be translated as "in the Danish manner", i.e. under Medieval Scandinavian customary law".
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Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England (in Britain, often called the Norman Conquest or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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Our Lady of Walsingham
Our Lady of Walsingham is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by Roman Catholics and Anglicans associated with the Marian apparitions to Richeldis de Faverches, a pious English noblewoman, in 1061 in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk, England.
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Richeldis de Faverches
Richeldis de Faverches, also known as "Rychold", was a devout English noblewoman who is credited with establishing the original shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.
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Simon Schama
Sir Simon Michael Schama, CBE, FRSL, FBA (born 13 February 1945) is an English historian specialising in art history, Dutch history, and French history.
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The Last English King
The Last English King (1997) is a historical novel by English writer Julian Rathbone.
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Vladimir II Monomakh
Vladimir II Monomakh (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, Volodimer Monomakh; Christian name: Vasiliy, or Basileios) (1053 – 19 May 1125) reigned as Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' from 1113 to 1125.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
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Waltham Abbey Church
The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence is the parish church of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
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William the Conqueror
William I (c. 1028Bates William the Conqueror p. 33 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087.
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Wulfstan (died 1095)
Wulfstan (c. 1008 – 20 January 1095) was Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_the_Fair
