Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Battle of Hastings: 1066

The Battle of Hastings: 1066

The English language, taste and sensibility, and of course government and law changed drastically when the Norman William the Conqueror beat King Harold of Wessex at the Battle of Hastings. This program explains the background of English history, the Viking role in England and in Normandy (where the conquering Vikings became more French than the French they conquered), as well as the battle of Hastings itself, which in many ways stands as the beginning of modern England. (36 minutes)

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VHS ISBN 978-1-56950-330-0


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