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1066: A Year to Conquer England

2017 - 2017

Prelude to War

28th February 2017

Episode 1

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.

England Under Attack

Episode 2

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.

The Battle of Hastings

14th March 2017

Episode 3

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.

Top Cast

Dan Snow•Juliet Stevenson•Clive Russell

Documentary Drama

Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war.

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Dan Snow Image

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

Juliet Stevenson Image

Juliet Stevenson

Herself - Narrator

Clive Russell Image

Clive Russell

Harold Hardrada

Freya Parker Image

Freya Parker

Matilda

Jotham Annan

Robert De Beaumont

Simon Meacock Image

Simon Meacock

Gyrth

Tim Preece Image

Tim Preece

Edward the Confessor

Andrew Havill Image

Andrew Havill

Archbishop Stigand

Adam James Image

Adam James

Harold Godwinson

Ed Stoppard Image

Ed Stoppard

William the Conqueror

David Sterne Image

David Sterne

English Noble

Alun Raglan Image

Alun Raglan

Tostig

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