16Sep/090
BBC History
BBC has an excellent history site with related content posted on each topic for more detail. Great place to get a quick summary. I read up on the Norman Conquest and learned quite a bit. Harold - later King Harold - "visited" Normandy in 1064 after "being shipwrecked" and per accounts from regions controlled by William's brothers swore fealty to William. It reads like a cold war thriller.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/british/index.shtml
