Who ruled England at the beginning of 1066?

[cryptichick63]

could it have been a norman?

[DTCwordfan]

One of my fav eras of history but I still have to think about which king was which when it comes to 1066. There's a very readable book by Danziger on 1066 and life, in all its facets, even down to food, booze and sex - good bit on execution techniques. The book is not as good as his 1215 though (Magna Carta) as by then, records were a lot more detailed and also the chances of them surviving were greater.......for example through the Church or early Oxbridge colleges (like that BBC 2 programme showed recently on KIbble, Leics, and the rich histroy available through the land owner, Merton College)

[miacat]

OK, now you're just showing off.....;)

[tiggerblue10]

I like the Planagenet era.

[DTCwordfan]

not really - 1215 is quite a good read and not a long book - even showed that you Scots were growing white wine grapes back then as the climate was 3c (on average) warmer! And that red grapes were grown up to Luton - hic(!) - need to go and think about a bottle for tonight!

[tiggerblue10]

*Plantagenet

[DTCwordfan]

tigger - I do too - all the busts up with the French and internal strife too......I guess a little bit like the Royal Family, Hs-of-P and the Church(es) , minus the murders and blood - shame......

[tiggerblue10]

What are you on DT? Lol

[miacat]

S*ds law - i move to scotland and they stop making wine! Ah well....

[tiggerblue10]

I find the Edward II reign very interesting and quite morbid at the end.

[tiggerblue10]

Nevermind Miacat, you've got plenty of malt your way.

[thedaveformula]

England is ruled by Britannia, who stands resolute on the beaches of Dover, defending her country and the Crown.