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26 William Rufus, Normandy and the First Crusade
Season 2 Episode 4
William Rufus was a flamboyant, red faced, pudgy and irreverant bloke, but none the less his father's favourite son. So Dad tipped him the wink and h…
14 years, 11 months ago
25 Death of a Conqueror
Season 2 Episode 3
The last years of William the Conqueror's reign were mainly the meat and drink of the Norman King - beating off other feudal lords, keeping your nobl…
14 years, 11 months ago
24 Revolt of the Earls
Season 2 Episode 2
It took William the Conqueror a few more years until he felt safe from the English. But when the Revolt of the Earls collapsed in 1075, English revol…
15 years ago
2.1 - 23 The Normans and Angevins 1066 - 1217
Season 2 Episode 1
After 1066 William the Conqueror set about ruling his new kingdom; for 10 years, he spends much of his time changing the face of England, and stampin…
15 years ago
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…
15 years 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…
15 years 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Anglo Saxon England has been seen by some commentators as a bit of a basket case by 1066 - out of date and ready to be conquered.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…
15 years, 1 month 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 …
15 years, 1 month 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…
15 years, 1 month 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 …
15 years, 1 month ago