S01E07: I’m A Knight: Part 1 (Song) | Horrible Histories

Norman cultural changes | The Normans

Robert Bartlett describes the cultural changes that the Normans brought to Britain.

Harrying of the North | The Normans

Offshoots of Anglo-Saxons, particularly in Northern England, would target roaming Normans, killing them to prevent any changes to their l...

William's castles | The Normans

William's coronation was met with some angst, but he persevered and proceeded to divide up land to Norman noblemen and build castles.

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

Hereward the Wake oversaw the next resistance to King William, and got help from the Danish to attack England from the East.

Norman churches | The Normans

Being devout Christians, the Normans were responsible for much of the religious infrastructure England knows today.

S01E07: That Was Entertainment! | Horrible Histories

Jousting on ice & other peculiar past-time fun.

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

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...

The Normans | The Normans

Summing up the achievements and nature of the Norman people and their affect on Europe.

The Domesday Book | The Normans

Robert Bartlett details the beginnings of the Domesday book and the kind of information that William requested for it, highlighting the demis...

Norman castles | Michael Wood's Story of England

William the Conqueror brought castle-building to England, oppressing the English by installing French men as the local autho...

S01E03: The Middle Ages (Witch) Craft Show | Horrible Histories

The Middle Ages (Witch)Craft Show demonstrates how accusations can also be used to get revenge.

S01E05: HHTV News: Domesday census | Horrible Histories

HHTV News: taking a census for the Domesday Book.

S01E06: Flagellant Beliefs | Horrible Histories

A hapless thief tries to mug a flagellant.

S01E07: I'm A Knight: Part 2 (Song) | Horrible Histories

Monty Python pastiche.

The Domesday Book | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama discusses the Domesday Book, a survey of England that William the Conqueror ordered.

The Normans | Learning Zone

Life in Britain following the invasion of 1066 through the eyes of a Norman family.

William the Bastard | The Normans

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's English links | The Normans

William had links to England as he was Edward the Confessor's cousin, so with Edward's death imminent he could make a plausible claim t...

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 C...

Harald Hardrada and the Battle of Stamford Bridge | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama investigates the character of Harald Hardrada and the circumstances of ...