The Tower represents more than any other structure the far-reaching significance of the mid-11th century Norman Conquest of England, for the impact it had on fostering closer ties with Europe, on ...

It’s not pronounced /wuh/, like the whispering sound the letter brings to words like whale and wonder. W’s name isn’t tied to its sound at all—it’s a historical nod to its origins. So how did this ...

Eighty-six-year-old funnyman Sir Norman Wisdom once said that in Albania at least he is more popular than England soccer star David Beckham. Yesterday came the proof ...

Norman, OK (73069) Today. Mostly cloudy. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 88F.

The Norman Conquest By Marc Morris Hutchinson 440pp £20 . Marc Morris is an up-and-coming historian, with a biography of Edward I and an influential volume on castles already under his belt. Here he ...