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HA Short course: The World of the Normans

HA Short course: The World of the Normans

By Historical Association

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  • 10 weeks

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Description

2026 is set to bring the Norman world back into sharp focus. With the Bayeux Tapestry coming to the UK for the first time, and 2027 heralding the ‘Year of the Normans’, there will be no shortage of headlines, documentaries and commentary – but how much of it reflects the latest research?

Our new short course, The World of the Normans, offers something richer. Bringing together leading UK-based scholars, it moves beyond the familiar narratives of 1066 to explore the wider Norman world – from the politics and culture of Edward the Confessor’s court to the expansion of Norman influence across the British Isles and into southern Italy and the Mediterranean. Along the way, it challenges long-held stereotypes, engages with new scholarship, and examines the evidence that shapes our understanding of this period – including the enduring legacy of the Bayeux Tapestry itself.

Sessions include:

29 September: The settlement of Normandy: Family relations, customs and marriage | Leonie Hicks

6 October: Edward the Confessor - A francophone court and the role of Emma | Levi Roach

13 October: Southern Italy - the early Norman conquest 1000-1100 | Paul Odlfield

20 October: The Conquest, the politics and the recent research on the succession | Levi Roach

3 November: The Bayeux Tapestry | Emily Winkler

10 November: Writing about the Conquest in the 12th century: Confronting the stereotypes | Emily Winkler

17 November: Wales and Ireland during the Norman period: Exploring the stereotypes | Colin Veach

24 November: The reality of life for Ireland and Wales during the Norman period - the Marcher Lords and Earldoms | Colin Veach

1 December: Material culture in Normandy | Leonie Hicks

8 December: The Norman Kingdoms of Sicily until 1200 | Paul Oldfield

This course is free to all HA members, and available for a charge to non-members. Access to the course will be via the HA website once your booking is verified. You will be contacted via email once this is complete.

If you are not already a member, join today to access the free member rate or call our membership team on 0300 100 0223 to join by phone.

All sessions will take place from 7.30-9.00pm via Zoom. Once your booking is verified you will automatically be added to all Zoom sessions and receive joining links direct from Zoom the day before the session as well as a reminder the hour before. Registering for the course confirms your permission to receive updates and joining instructions from Zoom.

A recording will be available of any sessions a week after they take place on the accompanying resource module.

Further information can be found on our course page here.

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