There are few women in late Anglo-Saxon England for whom we have as much information as Emma of Normandy. The wife of two kings, we find her name in charter witness lists, […]
Queenship and Power: The Political Life of Emma of Normandy
Cnut the Great, the Conquest of England, and the Puzzle of London
In 1016, the young Danish prince who was to become Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark, and Norway, laid siege to the city of London as part of the campaign that […]
Danish Invasion, Viking Violence, and Cnut’s Mutilation of Hostages at Sandwich
By 1028, Cnut the Great had brought England, Denmark, and Norway into a vast North Sea hegemony under his kingship. It was an unrivalled achievement that granted Cnut the political clout to […]
The Postgrad Chronicles 