(Originally published Oct. 2016)
In 1066, the course of English history was dramatically altered, as the realm was conquered by Normans from across the Channel.
Some backstory on Medieval England & NormandyThe death of Edward the Confessor & coronation of Harold GodwinsonWilliam of Normandy’s preparations for invasion to seize the English crownThe invasion of Northern England by Harald Hardrada of Norway, and Harold Godwinson’s defeat of this force at Stamford BridgeWilliam’s invasion of Southern England shortly after Stamford BridgeThe climactic Battle of Hastings, a hard-fought battle that was ultimately won by the forces of WilliamThe aftermath and legacies of the Norman conquest of EnglandThis is an episode that got a lot of positive feedback back when it was originally published, but the DHP’s audience was a lot smaller then than now, & CJ figures a lot of DHP listeners haven’t checked this one out as it’s a stand-alone episode kind of overshadowed by some of his big series.
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