Description: A map of England and western France (Normandy) in the time of William I (William the Conqueror), Duke of Normandy and King of England (1066–1087). This map shows England after the Norman Conquest (1066–1071), and is color–coded to show the possessions of William I, and the territories dependent on William I, but under the rule of prince–bishops and earls. These were the Palantine Earldoms of Chester, Shrewsbury, and Hereford, and the County Palantines (Bishopric) of Durham, Hexham, Tynedale (King of Scots), and Redesdale.
Place Names: United Kingdom, Derby, Devon, Gloucester, Kent, Leicester, Lincoln, Norman, Northumberland, Oxford, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, York,
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
location,
oceans
Keywords: Norman England, country borders, political, country borders, inlandWaters,
location,
oceans, Unknown, 1066–1087
Source: J.G. Bartholomew, LLD, A Literary & Historical Atlas of Europe (New York, New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., Ltd. , 1910) 24-25
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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