Saxon, Norman and Early English Churches from the Outside

by Monique Barb - Saxon, 600-1066 Only a few Saxon churches still remain today as they were usually made of wood and were replaced in later years by stonebuilt churches. Those that do remain are often simple and square in design having a nave and chancel. They are small churches with walls of rubble, round arches and triangular or rounded windows. The top Photograph shows Earl's Barton...

Great Britain History : Life on the Manor

by Monique Barb - Life in the castle was chiefly for the rich and their retainers. The vast majority of people lived in mud huts or timber huts clustered together for safety and surrounded by the large open fields which they farmed. The manor was very much the same as it had been in Saxon times and the scenes you see on the opposite page, taken from the Bayeux Tapestry, did not alter very much...