How Jerusalem became the object of rivalry between Christian nations, the focus of the longing of Jews and the site o...
Neil Oliver heads for Scandinavia to reveal the truth behind the legend of the Vikings, exploring the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancest...
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Afric...
Andrew reaches the Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged from Northern Europe to North America.
Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war and the ...
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.
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...
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.
William's coronation was met with some angst, but he persevered and proceeded to divide up land to Norman noblemen and build castles.
Offshoots of Anglo-Saxons, particularly in Northern England, would target roaming Normans, killing them to prevent any changes to their l...
Hereward the Wake oversaw the next resistance to King William, and got help from the Danish to attack England from the East.
Being devout Christians, the Normans were responsible for much of the religious infrastructure England knows today.
Robert Bartlett details the beginnings of the Domesday book and the kind of information that William requested for it, highlighting the demis...
On his deathbed, William confessed to his sins and his regrets towards how he treated the English people. After he died, panic and chaos ...
Robert Bartlett guides us through the Bayeux Tapestry and details the historical timeline of events that lead to the beginning of the infam...
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