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Back to Search1066: The Battle of Hastings (Part 3)
Episode 556
Following King Harold Godwinson’s climactic victory at the Battle of Stanford Bridge, and the death of Harald Hardrada, what did he do when news reac…
1 year, 4 months ago
1066: Slaughter at Stamford Bridge (Part 2)
Episode 555
In the tumultuous climax of 1066, why was Harold’s very own brother Tostig the first of the mighty foes he had to face? How did Harald Hardrada then …
1 year, 4 months ago
1066: The Shadows of War (Part 1)
Episode 554
Why is 1066 the most important year in English history? Who were the three main candidates vying for the English throne on the eve of Edward the Conf…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)
Episode 553
Harald Hardrada; exiled prince of Norway and mercenary, has landed in the greatest city on Earth: Constantinople. There he joins one of the most pres…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)
Episode 552
“I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!”
In the 1066 game of thrones for the crown of England, the most extraordinary…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4)
Episode 551
In the triumvirate of 1066, William of Normandy, Harald Hardrada, and Harold Godwinson, the latter has above all endured as one of the great heroes o…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)
Episode 550
Born into a world of treachery, violence and death, William of Normandy defied all expectations, forging a legacy that lasts to this day. Born out of…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2)
Episode 549
Following the bloody St Brice’s Day Massacre, of the 13th of November 1002, which saw King Æthelred brutally exterminating the Danes from England, th…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Road to 1066: Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse (Part 1)
Episode 548
The Norman Conquest of 1066, culminating in the legendary Battle of Hastings, is perhaps the greatest turning point in the history of the English nat…
1 year, 5 months ago
The French Revolution: The Execution of the King (Part 4)
Episode 547
The second revolution that engulfed France over the course of 1792 reached its climax in December, with an astonishing, world-changing spectacle, whi…
1 year, 5 months ago