Synopsis
An exciting resource showing how, over 600 years, an English constitutional monarchy evolved out of Norman absolutism.
- Programme: Timelines
- Episode: 01: 1066-1660
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2005
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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