1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017)
Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war.
1066: A Year to Conquer England: Season 1 - 3 Episode s
1x1 - Prelude to War
February 28, 2017
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.
1x2 - England Under Attack
March 7, 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.
1x3 - The Battle of Hastings
March 14, 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.
1066: A Year to Conquer England: 1 Season
Actors in 1066: A Year to Conquer England
Dan Snow
Self - Presenter
Juliet Stevenson
Herself - Narrator
Clive Russell
Harold Hardrada
Freya Parker
Matilda
Jotham Annan
Robert De Beaumont
Simon Meacock
Gyrth
Tim Preece
Edward the Confessor
Andrew Havill
Archbishop Stigand
Adam James
Harold Godwinson
Ed Stoppard
William the Conqueror
David Sterne
English Noble
Alun Raglan
Tostig
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