Emma of Normandy was the daughter of Richard I, the Duke of Normandy. Emma married Athelred the King of the English in November of 1002. This was at the time when England was under constant attack from Viking raiders. The English had to pay the Vikings sums of money, known (more...)

Geoffrey (Martel, I, count of Anjou)
Geoffrey Martel was the son of Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou. Geoffrey became count of Anjou in 1040 when his father died. Martel was a fierce warrior brushing aside all that stood before him. In 1044 the county of Touraine was overrun by Geoffrey when his army captured Tours, its capital town. When he (more...)

Malcolm (III, Scottish King 1058-1093)
Mael Coluim mac Donnchada or more commonly known as Malcolm III. Malcolm was the son of Duncan I, king of the Scots and spent most of his youth in exile at the court of Edward the Confessor after Duncan was killed by Macbeth in 1040. Several attempts were made to put Malcolm on the Scottish throne b (more...)

Godwine (Earl of Wessex)
King Canute gave Godwine the title of Earl of Wessex and Godwine very quickly rose to be extremely powerful. In 1042 Edward the Confessor married Godwine's daughter Edith and from then on the Earl more or less ran the country. He opposed Edward's Norman advisors and in 1051 the Godwines revolted aga (more...)

Godwineson, Sweyn
Sweyn was the first son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex.