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1.30 - 22 1066 and Goodbye to all That
Season 1 Episode 30
1066 was a year that changed a lot of things - though not as much as you might think. 3 experienced war leaders fought for control of England - and w…
14 years, 7 months ago
1.29 - 21 The Normans - a race unbridled
Season 1 Episode 29
The Normans made a massive impact on Europe, not just England. They went on to establish a kingdom in Southern Italy, and lead the Crusades and the r…
14 years, 7 months ago
1.28 - 20 Anglo Saxon England in the 11th Century
Season 1 Episode 28
Anglo Saxon England has been seen by some commentators as a bit of a basket case by 1066 - out of date and ready to be conquered. But actually Englan…
14 years, 8 months ago
1.27 - 19 Edward the Confessor
Season 1 Episode 27
Edward enjoyed one year of indpendendance in 1051-2, before the retun of Godwin forced him into humiliating submission. But after Godwin's death the …
14 years, 8 months ago
1.26 - 18 Edward and the Rise of the Great men
Season 1 Episode 26
Cnut's dynasty survived him by only 7 years, and in 1042 the house of Cerdic returned in the form of Edward the Confessor. Edward is an enigma - weak…
14 years, 8 months ago
1.25 - 17 Cnut the Conqueror
Season 1 Episode 25
Cnut was pretty much the complete king. Conqueror of the English, ruler of a Scandinavian empire that spanned 4 countries. And a man who knew how to …
14 years, 8 months ago
1.24 - 16 Edmund Ironside and Cnut
Season 1 Episode 24
In 1012, Aethelred looked down and out. But Svein died, and Edmund Ironside appeared on the scene. Suddenly, Aethelred was a real king and all action…
14 years, 8 months ago
1.23 - 15 Aethelred, Svein Forkbeard and years of misery
Season 1 Episode 23
The Danish threat is notched up a few levels, and Aethelred the Unready and the English state is brought to it knees. The Vikings are too fast, skill…
14 years, 9 months ago
1.22 - 14 Aethelred the Unready and the Rising Tide
Season 1 Episode 22
Aethelred's mother gets her son onto the throne at last. But it's not long before the disadvantages of kingship become clear, as the Danes begin to r…
14 years, 9 months ago
1.21 - 13 Another and last Golden Age
Season 1 Episode 21
Edgar the Peaceable's reign was a golden age of peace, prosperity and monastic reform. Unfortunately, once he'd gone his wife stuck a knife into her …
14 years, 10 months ago