normandy

On 1128, Margaret of Clermont would give birth to a daughter named Adelaide of Flanders, her daughter with Charles I of Flanders, she is a granddaughter of Canute IV and a claimant to Denmark and Flanders, she is an attractive heiress and she would rival Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Queen of France...

Stephen of Blois was the 4th son of Stephen, Count of Blois and Adela, daughter of William I of England. He wasn't expected to be King but in 1120, his cousin William Adelin, Henry I's only legitimate son drowned in the White Ship Disaster. Henry I had no children from his second wife and so he...

Okay, so this is a weird question, but what if no clear victor emerged in the 1066 invasions? In this timeline, Harald Hardrada, William the Bastard, and Harold Godwinson all die in battle. Despite this, the Norwegian and Norman invasion forces do have some success against the English, but not...

So I did a thing. Was gonna post a discussion thread first but after googling I found like ten threads on this topic so I read up. I plan for this TL to be a mix of story-like prose updates like this one, and narrative history-type updates, with more of the latter than the former. Think John...

Is there any scenario where King Edgar II keeps the throne instead of William I of England in 1066.

What would be the consequences of England, despite failing to conquer all of France, managing to retain control over the region of Normandy in the aftermath of the Hundred Years’ War? Would the English kings from there on in oversee the strengthening of Normandy as a military province in...

At one point in the 1030s, Robert I, Duke of Normandy, attempted to invade England on behalf of his cousins Edward and Alfred, who had gone into exile after Cnut the Great took over. Supposedly, he was prevented from doing so by unfavorable winds. What if Robert had been able to invade England?

We all know that before the Normans, another foreigner landed on English shores and nearly stole the crown- Harold Hadrada of Norway. Unfortunately, in landing first, he had to deal with the English at their best, and was unable to take much beyond york. But what if his and William's fortunes...

Lately I've been reading about military theories and strategists like Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Jomini, Sherman, and so on, and I'd like to hear what the Allies could have done different or better? Whether when WWII started, or after Britain was ejected out of mainland Europe, D-Day, etc...

The North Rises Once More - A 1066 Norwegian TL Prologue "It is war who changes man, yet man who starts the war. This most particularly true for the Norwegian Conquest of England. A war that preserved the influence of Scandinavian culture and the era that created it. A war that on the...

Welcome to this thread In 1066 a dispute over who would rule England as king spiraled into war. The contestants were Harald Hardrada of Norway, Harold Godwinson of England and William the Bastard of Normandy. In our world Harold Godwinson first defeated the first challenger Harald Hardrade...

WI Rollo the count of Rouen continues to practice in association with the new Norse aristocracy their native ways in secret and somehow ensuring that this is carried on through the generations after them with the outside world seeing them as basically good old French Catholics. While I will...

So, Clito survives long enough to sire a son or daughter. Effects on the Anarchy?

Who do you think should have commanded the German forces garrisoning and deployed in Normandy? I see a lot of people say Rommel could have done better if he had full control than Hitler but what about other generals like Walter Model or Kesselring who are considered some of the best commanders...

Would it be possible for the Norse to establish themselves in Southern England(possibly East Anglia included) instead of the Seine estuary and become a proper Duchy like Normandy in OTL France? If yes, could this lead to the rest of England becoming more Scandinavian and be considered one of...

Her Princes are Come Home Again “O, let us pay the time but needful woe, Since it hath been beforehand with our griefs. This England never did, nor never shall, Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror But when it first did help to wound itself. Now these her princes are come home again, Come...

I'm a bit of a Britwank mood lately, reading up on the War of the Roses and whatnot. This challenge is basically 'is there any opportunity after losing their possessions in France that London could regain control over at least Normandy?' Preferably Calais-Picardy as well, but I'm not holding...

What if a series of storms like the one in 1588 occurred in 1066, forcing the Norman fleet off-course, east and north around England? Scenario 1: William's fleet lands in Yorkshire Scenario 2: William's fleet lands in Orkney or the Faroes. Scenario 3: William has to round Great Britain...

PROLOGUE "...in late November, Prince William set out with several of his father's courtiers from Barfleur to Pevensey in England, in a ship captained by the son of the man who ferried his grandfather back in 1066. This voyage would always be viewed as something of an embarrassment by King...

September, 1066 The wind had shifted. Southern England suddenly was to be invaded by an unexpected force, the Normans. In the north, king Harald Hardråda of Norway was accompanied by a host of 12,000 men to enforce his claim on England. King Harold decided to march south first to decisively...