Synopsis
Michael Wood's unique portrait of one village through the whole of English history moves on to 1066, when the invading Normans built a castle in Kibworth.
- Programme: Michael Wood's Story of England
- Episode: 02: Domesday to Magna Carta
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2010
- History
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