1066 A year To Conquer England

Dan Snow presents this three-part BBC documentary in which he examines events from the year 1066 which changed the course of British and European history. Alongside dramatic reconstructions, Snow explores the power struggle between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans as Norwegian King Harald Hardrada (Clive Russell), King Harold Godwinson of England (Adam James) and William of Normandy (Ed Stoppard) contest the English throne, before the decisive Battle of Hastings on October 14th 1066.