Reconstruction sketch depicting an imagined view of scenes from 'the Harrying of the North', which refers to the pillaging of Northumbria by William the Conqueror's army between 1069-1070, during which time it is thought 100,000 people starved

Date:
circa 1993 - circa 1996
Reference:
IC172/004
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

King William ordered his forces to pillage and slaughter throughout Northumbria in response to resistence in the area to Norman rule and the murder of William's appointed Earl, Robert de Comines.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC172 British Battles; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

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People & Organisations

Attributed to: Dunn, Peter

Keywords

Historic Event