The song, titled ''Matilda(s) & Stephen ... & Henry,'' is a parody of ABBA and features characters from the Norman...
Benjamin Zephaniah is among the guests joining Jonathan Freedland for a story of thuggery and intimidation in medieval Leicestershire that sheds lig...
The best archaeology from the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, one of the best-preserved Norman castles and a...
Was winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066 all it took for William to become King? Lucy Worsley investigates the aftermath to reveal h...
Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained ...
Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record, the Domesday Book, commissione...
Dan Cruickshank investigates Durham Cathedral, a structure utilising advanced engineering that was a century ahead of it...
Michael Wood's unique portrait of one village through the whole of English history moves on to 1066, when ...
Michael Wood uncovers the history of Kibworth's first 1,000 years, with a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and...
Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the Channel to face King Harold. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 ...
King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. His brother Tostig attacks the south coast, then King Harald Hardrada ...
Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war and the ...
For his part in the Norman Conquest, Alan the Red was rewarded with vast estates all over England. Programme visits Alan's castle in Yo...
David Dimbleby charts the last 2,000 years of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part begins with the Roman invasion ...
In nine short hours, William the Conqueror triumphed at the Battle of Hastings - and England was changed forever. Simon...
Peter and Dan Snow on the battles that shaped our nation, using state-of-the-art graphics. The story of the turbulent events ...
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11t...
Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.
A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.
Marc Morris consults the Bayeux Tapestry and archaeological evidence to discover how castles evolved over a 600-year period, and re...
Michael Dean and David BROWN from the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, discuss the arrival of chess in England at the time of the Norma...
In the middle ages monasticism was a potent force in society with the monks having an important impact on lay activities. Fiona...
Nick Knowles sets out to find the truth behind the story of William the Conqueror and King Harold. Why and how did the two protagonists of the Battle ...
Professor Richard Holmes walks and rides over the Hastings battlefield that marks a turning point in British history, handling the weapons and equipment...
Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a we...
The Tapestry also reveals a new type of a castle being built by the Normans, ones that are raised for strategic military advantage.
With bone analysis, scientists can study medieval eating habits and correlate with what is shown in the Tapestry.
The Tapestry reveals much about soldiers armoury and how the Battle of Hastings was fought.
One particular enlightening archaeological lesson was how boats were built.
It archaeological value is priceless as it clearly shows medieval objects and how they are used.
Ultimately the artwork's purpose is to justify the invasion, whilst unsuccessfully attempting to reconcile the victors and the van...
Halley's Comet, although discovered many years later, is believed to be visible in the Tapestry and is a s...
It is thought the commissioner of the Tapestry was William's brother Odo, as he features regularly and always in a good light.
It is likely a group of women embroiders made the Tapestry in Canterbury, Kent as details of the Bayeux are likened to a British m...
A run-through of the story told by the Bayeux Tapestry.
The Bayeux Tapestry was rediscovered in the 1800's are due its embroidery, isn't strictly a tapestry. It has been restored sev...
David Dimbleby walks through the history depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry, explaining each stage of the Norman conquest.
David Dimbleby visits the Tower of London, which was one of William the Conqueror's first statement buildings when in power.
Michael talks to some historical reenactors about what the Norman Conquest would have been like for the Anglo-Saxons.
William the Conqueror brought castle-building to England, oppressing the English by installing French men as the local...
Records in the national archives detail how small villages were divided up after the Norman invasion.
Summing up the achievements and nature of the Norman people and their affect on Europe.
Details of William the Conqueror's origin as the son of an embalmer and the turbulent times he was born into, facing rebellion at every tur...
William had links to England as he was Edward the Confessor's cousin, so with Edward's death imminent he could make a plausible c...
David Dimbleby explores what kind of man William the Conqueror was, his interest in stone over culture and why his success in C...
The people of the Middle Ages were sceptical of their new king Harold who, previous to William, was attempted to be usurped by Norweg...
Robert Bartlett gives a step-by-step guide to the infamous Battle of Hastings where William took the throne from King Harold and so ended th...
Robert Bartlett describes the cultural changes that the Normans brought to Britain.
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