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Normanisation of the Church

It wasn’t just castles that William built to stamp his mark on England. The Normans were Christian: this sees a complete restructuring of the Engli...

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Revolt of the Earls

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Three earls in 1075 decided to rebel against William, but this was not like the revolts before. In this episode, Jack visits Norwich to show explores the reasons why it happened, situated between two villages listed to have been scorched by Norman soldiers.

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    Normanisation of the Church

    It wasn’t just castles that William built to stamp his mark on England. The Normans were Christian: this sees a complete restructuring of the English church as well as new Romanesque architecture. In this episode, Jack visits St Albans Abbey, one of the Cathedrals built under William I.

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