LATE MEDIEVAL > COMINGS AND GOINGS                     1-10                     Early Norman Invaders The Normans came to England from northern France in a flotilla of ships which landed at Pevensey in October 1066. The Battle of Hastings ...     Henry II and Dermot MacMurrough Before the Normans came to Ireland, it had been a country with many kings one of which emerged as High King. One of the Irish kings, ...     Normans into Ireland The first Normans came in 1169, bringing with them many footsoldiers and knights. The most important of these was Richard de Clare, the ...     <>                   1-10