Archive - Flint & Fable

9 - The Conqueror's Peace

Conquest, Castles, and the Book that Counted Everything

Jun 12 • Vincent Shaw

8 - The Three Battles of 1066

Gate Fulford, Stamford Bridge and Hastings.

Jun 5 • Vincent Shaw

May 2026

7 - King Edward the Confessor

The king who gave England away

May 29 • Vincent Shaw

6 - The Danish Kings

A Viking prince became England’s greatest ruler since King Alfred.

May 22 • Vincent Shaw

What King Alfred built, his heirs let fall

May 15 • Vincent Shaw

4 - King Alfred the Great

He fought for the kingdom, then built the nation.

May 7 • Vincent Shaw

3 - Alfred of the Marshes

A king with nothing left but the water and the mud

May 5 • Vincent Shaw

2 - The Vikings

They came from the sea, and nothing could stop them.

May 2 • Vincent Shaw

April 2026

1 - Before England

Apr 30 • Vincent Shaw

Coming soon - Flint & Fable

The story of Britain for young readers.

Apr 30 • Vincent Shaw

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