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A History of the County of Lancaster
… extensive than at present. 6 In 1066 it was held by Earl Tostig, the younger brother of King Harold, slain at Stamford …
A History of the County of York
… Siward's foundation thus lay adjacent to his own house. Tostig, the younger son of Godwine, was appointed to the … 1055. His unhappy rule culminated in the rising of 1065. Tostig, a West Saxon with no local ties and politically … gathered a gemot of 200 thegns, who deposed and outlawed Tostig in his absence, passed over Waltheof the son of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… which twenty years earlier had been held by Earl Tostig as appurtenant to Preston, and after him by Roger of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… once royal, as they were again in 1086, though earls Tostig and Edwin had held the manor, apparently in turn, in …
Westminster Abbey Charters, 1066 - c.1214
… and its woods, and legal and fiscal exemptions, as Earl Tostig and Countess Leofrune granted, and King Edward … 513; Harvey, WA, 358. Concerning the identity of Earl Tostig and Countess Leofrune, see Harmer, 3034, 5756; Barlow, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… which he sailed round the Welsh coast, while his brother Tostig penetrated with a strong body of horse through the …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… of the battle of 1066, when King Harold defeated Earl Tostig and Harold Hardrada before marching to Hastings. 7 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of Christchurch, was held of Edward the Confessor by Earl Tostig. In 1086 it belonged to Waleran the huntsman, of whom …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Mercia. In 1066, the King of Norway, at the instigation of Tostig, Harold's brother, invaded the northern parts of …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… well known as the site of the battle in 1066 at which Earl Tostig and Harold Hardrada defeated the English before going …