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Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war.
Dan Snow
BBC Two
3
60 min
Edward the Confessor dies without heir, triggering a bitter struggle to succeed him as King of England. Earl Harold seizes the crown. In Normandy, Duke William believes the crown is his. In Norway, Harald Hardrada thinks it is his.
Feb 28, 2017
King Harold of England faces the first test of his reign when his own brother, Tostig, attacks the South Coast. Later in the year, Harald Hardrada lands a Viking army in the North triggering two important battles.
Mar 7, 2017
Finally the winds change, allowing William's fleet to cross the Channel. King Harold is 300 miles away and must rush back south to face the Norman army in a battle that will change the course of British history.
Mar 14, 2017
Self - Presenter
Herself - Narrator
Harold Hardrada
Matilda
Robert De Beaumont
Gyrth
Edward the Confessor
Archbishop Stigand
Harold Godwinson
William the Conqueror
English Noble
Tostig
