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SUMMARY:Living through 1066: English Experiences of Conquest
DESCRIPTION:With the Bayeux Tapestry on display at the British Museum until July 2027, making its first return to Britain in nearly a thousand years, 1066 is once again firmly in the public imagination.\n\nBut what did the Norman Conquest feel like for those who lived through it?\nAt the heart of this talk is the Vita Ædwardi Regis (Life of King Edward Who Rests at Westminster), a remarkable account written for Queen Edith, widow of Edward the Confessor, as England was undergoing a period of dramatic change. Written during this turbulent period, it offers a rare glimpse of how the crisis of 1066 was experienced by those on the losing side.\nThe talk also explores an extraordinary poem written by the monks of Peterborough Abbey after the death of William the Conqueror. Bold and surprisingly critical in tone, it offers a fascinating insight into how some English people remembered the king who transformed their country.\nThrough these and other accounts from the period, Professor Catherine Clarke explores how people experienced uncertainty, loss and upheaval. Looking beyond kings, battles and conquerors, the lecture offers a vivid and deeply human perspective on one of the most significant turning points in English history.\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\nCatherine Clarke is Professor at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and Visiting Professor of English at the University of Southampton. A specialist in medieval English history and Old English, she is the author of A History of England in 25 Poems, which was selected as BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and named a Book of the Year by The Times, Financial Times and HistoryExtra.\nDate: Thursday 22 April\nTime: Doors from 6.30pm, talk begins 7.00pm\nVenue: Arundells, 59 The Close, Salisbury\nTickets: £18\nAll tickets are non refundable but you are very welcome to pass them on to friends or family if you are unable to attend.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://arundells.org/events/living-through-1066-english-experiences-of-conquest/
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