After Edward died, the English Witan (council of Anglo-Saxon kings) chose Earl Harold of Wessex as the next king. The Normans took over all of England, including the Danelaw. Duke William of ...

They were not one united people, but lots of warring tribes ... The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from the year 410, when historians think the Romans left England, to 1066 when the Normans invaded.

Explores the 12th-century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The invasion also affects Europe, as Irish resources fuel conflict between England and France. In 12th-century Ireland, provincial kings ...