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RoninDave (June 20, 2008 at 2:51 pm)
Of course it's studied in the US as 1066 is seen as a stepping stone towards the foundation of the US. As for norman rule, England was basically occupied by a foriegn power until King John lost Normandy. Then the later kings were all england born and raised more or less.
narses1571 (June 20, 2008 at 12:58 am)
how ironic. we english are known globally for being inperialist, but the reality is that the english have had a foreign dynasty forcibly ruling us for almost a thousand years. harold godwinson was the last true english king. although it is interesting, i had no idea 1066 was studied by foreigners too. thanx, good vid, good song
RoninDave (March 5, 2008 at 12:57 am)
check the description box. There's a link to their myspace account. . They are or were a local Celtic Folk Rock band from Nashville called the Secret Commonwealth. They put out 2 CDs.
GradyWatts (March 4, 2008 at 10:18 pm)
which band is singing the song at back
ThirteenthxSpirit (March 4, 2008 at 5:18 am)
This is a really cool vid. Thanks for posting it!
laphant (February 6, 2008 at 8:48 pm)
lets see now...hastings ...isnt that a pudding...yes a pudding me thinks...how odd that so many would die for a pudding...perhaps i am missing some information ....maybe ignorantia mea magna est.....sigh...
RoninDave (December 4, 2007 at 5:37 am)
I say it's beaten because it's one of those few dates that everyone in the english speaking world knows even if they don't know why bacuase it's a landmark date. Other dates would be for North Americans 1492 and 1776 for example.
Salvus967 (December 3, 2007 at 6:37 pm)
theirs=thiers..... i know one of those is right.
Salvus967 (December 3, 2007 at 6:35 pm)
yeah most people think Alfred the Great is known for burning cakes though. My family is English but I was born and raised in Canada. here the Battle of Hastings isn't mentioned till high school and even then only if you choose to take Ancient History. So it isn't really beaten into school children's heads here. though both my parents who were brought up in Eng. say it was definately beaten into theirs.
RoninDave (October 20, 2007 at 7:52 am)
Also the Anglo-Saxon period leading up to 1066 is often ignored or quickly passed over with a slight pause for Alfred the Great. |
