Chronicles of the Conquered

Two conquests of England in quick succession led to a period of shifting identities and allegiances. Courtnay Konshuh and Ryan Lavelle explore how those on the losing side of history tried to forge a place in a new world under new lords.

Robert Curthose at the siege of the castle of Gerberoy. Lithograph by James E. Doyle, 1864.

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