William the Conqueror

3 08, 2017

High Middle Ages – European history

By |2019-12-18T05:36:20-08:00August 3rd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on High Middle Ages – European history

St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy (about 1100 AD) The Seljuks destabilize Europe's neighbors In 1071 AD, the Byzantine Empire lost most of Anatolia (modern Turkey) to the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert. [...]

31 07, 2017

Westminster Abbey – London

By |2017-07-31T10:53:24-07:00July 31st, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Westminster Abbey – London

Westminster Abbey western facade (front) Westminster Abbey is a large church in the Gothic style in London, England. Edward the Confessor built an abbey here in 1050 AD, in the Romanesque style. (An abbey is a place for monks or nuns to [...]

29 07, 2017

Castle at Caen – William the Conqueror

By |2019-02-25T21:30:40-08:00July 29th, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Castle at Caen – William the Conqueror

Outer walls of Caen castle, Normandy, France What is Caen castle? This is the castle that William the Conqueror built before he left to conquer England, to defend his own territory in Normandy, [...]

29 07, 2017

Caen – Abbaye aux Dames

By |2019-01-16T11:28:12-08:00July 29th, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Caen – Abbaye aux Dames

Caen - Abbaye aux Dames What is the Abbaye aux Dames? Matilda of Flanders ordered her architects to build this Christian church about 1050 AD in her capital at Caen. (Find out why.) The Abbaye [...]

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