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Basic Info

First Air: August 09, 2021

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: After the Conquest

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2021-09-13

Runtime: 35 min

Why does the Norman Conquest matter? Take a closer look at the relationship between the Normans and the English in the generations immediately following the conquest, with a focus on the myriad ways that Norman and English culture intermingled. You'll realize the ultimate legacy of this vital year: the transition of England into the European mainstream.

1066: The Year that Changed Everything

2021 1 seasons 6 episodes

Overview

With 1066, Professor Jennifer Paxton's exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience for yourself the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history-centering on the Norman Conquest of England that would dramatically reshape both English and Western history. Taking you from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, this course plunges you into a world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families, politically charged marriages, tense succession crises, epic military invasions, and more.