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Dan Armstrong
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Teaching Fellow in Medieval History at University College Dublin

Historian of the British-Irish Isles & the Papacy in the 11th & 12th c.

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1/20 A thread about the appearance of the ‘Papal Banner’ in episode seven of #KingandConqueror. In an article that was published in 2021 in the @haskinssociety.bsky.social Journal, I expressed some scepticism about the veracity of William of Poitiers’ claim that the papacy sponsored the Norman...
Papal Banner depicted in the BBC series King and Conqueror
August 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Michael Staunton and I are running a conference here at UCD in June 2026 on 'The Past, Present, and Future after Conquest: 1066, 1169'.

Details of the Call for Papers below 👇

#medievalsky #Normans @leverhulme.ac.uk

Deadline for the submission of abstracts is the 26th September
Separated by almost exactly a century, England and Ireland were conquered by Norman invaders. The years of conquest, 1066 and 1169, mark major turning points in the national historiographies of England and Ireland, with these invasions leading to the violent imposition of foreign rulers and regimes that altered the very past, present, and future of the British-Irish Isles. The violent subjugation of England and Ireland were part of a wider pattern of expansion and colonisation across eleventh- and twelfth-century Europe, a process in which the Normans played a defining role. This conference aims to consider the Norman conquests of 1066 and 1169 in parallel. Rather than treating these invasions in isolation, we will explore their similarities and differences. It will seek to understand external perspectives on these invasions, beyond England and Ireland, and will encourage comparison with other invasions and conquests of the period. Whilst the conference will examine the immediate impact of these violent and disruptive events, it will also consider how these invasions led to a rethinking of the past. The crisis of these conquests led individuals and institutions to rethink their past, rewriting history to justify their actions and establish their place in a new and uncertain world. Applicants should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words for a 20-minute paper. When submitting a paper proposal, please nominate one or more of the following thematic strands: • Session 1: Rewriting the Past after Conquest • Session 2: Justifications of Conquest and Violence • Session 3: Beyond England and Ireland: The View of 1066 and 1169 from Wales, Scotland, and Continental Europe • Session 4: The Church, the Papacy, and Conquest • Session 5: Society, People, and Cultural Exchange before and after Conquest Paper proposals should be emailed to Dr Dan Armstrong (daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie) AND Professor Michael Staunton (michael.staunton@ucd.ie) by the 26th September 2025
July 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Including Borders and the Norman World! @lvhicks.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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My copy has now made it's way across the Atlantic!

Still plenty of time to sign up for the book launch online or
@ihr.bsky.social on the 13th December (details in the quoted post below)
November 27, 2023 at 5:01 PM
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Delighted to announce the book launch for 'Borders and the Norman World' (The Boydell Press), taking place on Wednesday 13th December at 17.15pm GMT. It will be online via Zoom but there will also be a gathering @ihr.bsky.social in London should you wish to attend in person.

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Poster advertising the event, book cover on the left and description on the right. For a full text of the description, email the address below: 17.15-18.15 GMT, 13 December 2023: Wolfson Conference Room, Institute of Historical Research Address: Senate House, Malet St, London, WC1E 7HU To attend in person or virtually, please indicate your preference via email to dan.armstrong@utoronto.ca
November 14, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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Now over here as well as on 'X'. So, seems like a suitable opportunity to plug 'Borders and the Norman World' again, which is now available for pre-order. To get 35% off, you can use the discount code BB135: boydellandbrewer.com/978178327785...
Cover image of Borders and the Norman World.
October 2, 2023 at 8:39 PM