A successful Viking invasion and an introduction to Edward the Confessor | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama explores the circumstances in which Edward the Confessor became the King of England.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 2'45''
  • Broadcast year: 2008
Curriculum Connection
  • History | Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-1100 | Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060-66 | Anglo-Saxon society
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Programme: A History of Britain by Simon Schama
  • Series: 1
  • Episode: Conquest
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