Arrival of Rollo in Normandy from BL YT 33, f. 1
Detail of a miniature of the arrival of Duke Rollo in Normandy, with the city of Rouen on the left. Image taken from f. 1 of Grande Chronique de Normandie. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) w... More
Battle of Hastings from BL YT 33, f. 155v
Detail of a miniature of the Battle of Hastings. Image taken from f. 155v of Grande Chronique de Normandie. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who as... More
Rollo marrying the daughter of Charles the Simple from BL YT 33, f. 24...
Miniature of Rollo marrying the daughter of Charles the Simple, the king of France, before the king and his court. Image taken from f. 24v of Grande Chronique de Normandie. Written in French. Henry Yates Thomp... More
Death of William Rufus from BL YT 33, f. 186
Miniature of the death of William Rufus, and the report to Henry I, to the right, with a decorated intial 'C'(i), in the Grande Chronique de Normandie. Image taken from f. 186 of Grande Chronique de Normandie. ... More
Rebuilding of the Abbey of Fecamp from BL YT 33, f. 74
Miniature of Duke Richard the Fearless supervising the rebuilding of the church of the Abbey of Fecamp, while in the background, a man destroys the old church. Image taken from f. 74 of Grande Chronique de Norm... More
Duke Robert entering Jerusalem from BL YT 33, f. 101
Miniature of Duke Robert, unable to walk due to his illness, being carried on a litter by Ethiopians into the city of Jerusalem, while pilgrims unable to pay the toll into the city wait in ships in the backgrou... More
William the Conqueror and William Rufus from BL YT 33, f. 176
Detail of a miniature of the funeral of William the Conqueror in the Abbaye aux hommes at Caen; on the right, a miniature of Lanfranc crowning William Rufus before a watching group of men, from the Grande Chron... More
Battle of Hastings from BL YT 33, f. 167
Detail of a miniature of the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings, including relatives seeking their dead, four monks carrying Harold's body to Waltham Abbey, and victorious Normans issuing from their pavilions,... More
Duke Richard III attacking the castle of Falais from BL YT 33, f. 89
Miniature of Duke Richard III attacking the castle of Falais which his brother Robert had seized. In the background on the left, two men are playing chess under a tent; one of them is possibly Duke Robert. Imag... More
Battle of Hastings from BL YT 33, f. 160v
Detail of a miniature of the battle of Hastings, and decorated initial 'A'(insi), in the Grande Chronique de Normandie. Image taken from f. 160v of Grande Chronique de Normandie. Written in French. Henry Yates... More
Arrival of Rollo in Normandy from BL YT 33, f. 1
Miniature of the arrival of Duke Rollo in Normandy, with the city of Rouen on the left. With an illuminated initial 'D' of the arms of Philippe de Crèvecoeur, seigneur des Querdes, and a full foliate border in... More