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Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century.

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Harrying of the North | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'46''

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

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'53''

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

King Harold's reign | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 6'17''

The people of the Middle Ages were sceptical of their new king Harold who, previous to William, was attempted to be usurped by Norwegian Vi...

Norman churches | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'40''

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

Norman cultural changes | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'16''

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

S01E01: Men of the North | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 58'00''

A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.

S01E02: Conquest | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 58'49''

Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 10'09''

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 Bayeux Tapestry | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'10''

Robert Bartlett guides us through the Bayeux Tapestry and details the historical timeline of events that lead to the beginning of the infam...

The Domesday Book | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 5'08''

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

The Normans | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'39''

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

William the Bastard | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 7'33''

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 castles | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'43''

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

William's death | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 3'48''

On his deathbed, William confessed to his sins and his regrets towards how he treated the English people. After he died, panic and chaos ensued...

William's English links | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 2'48''

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...

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S01E03: Normans of the South | The Normans

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