The Kings & Queens of Britain Quotes

“Unusually for a monarch, William II was cynical about religion and had no esteem for the Church; he seized the revenues of vacant bishoprics and was known as a blasphemer, uttering oaths and obscenities that shocked churchmen.”
― Cath Senker, The Kings & Queens of Britain

“In the feudal system introduced by the Normans, serfs faced many restrictions.”
― Cath Senker, The Kings & Queens of Britain

“The system was rapidly introduced in England, but it took centuries to control Wales, Ireland and Scotland and establish feudalism in those countries.”
― Cath Senker, The Kings & Queens of Britain

“Alfred rebuilt London, which the Danish raids had made almost uninhabitable, renovating the walls of the old Roman city of Londinium, and restoring the waterfront. He offered settlers plots of land called burghs, which they would defend in times of war. The burghs created in London in the 880s formed the basis of the city centre, between Cheapside and the Thames. The word ‘borough’ comes from ‘burgh’, meaning ‘fortress’.”
― Cath Senker, The Kings & Queens of Britain

“The main Danish settlements were Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire; in the 11th century, the Danish area became known as the Danelaw.”
― Cath Senker, The Kings & Queens of Britain