The Normans

The Normans

2 Seasons

In this major series, Professor Robert Bartlett examines the extraordinary expansion and unchecked ambition of the Normans, and shows how they transformed the history of Europe.

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The Normans

3 Episodes

  • The Normans: Men from the North
    50:59
    The Normans: Men from the North
    Episode 1

    The Normans: Men from the North

    Episode 1

    Professor Robert Bartlett explores how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066. He tells how the Normans established their new province of Normandy -'land of the northmen' - in northern France. They went on to build some of...

  • The Normans: Conquest
    51:46
    The Normans: Conquest
    Episode 2

    The Normans: Conquest

    Episode 2

    Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland. Bartlett shows how William the Conqueror imposed a new aristocracy, savagely cut down opposition and built scores of castles and cathedrals to intimidate and control. He also commissioned the Domesday Boo...

  • The Normans: Normans of the South
    51:26
    The Normans: Normans of the South
    Episode 3

    The Normans: Normans of the South

    Episode 3

    Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East. The Normans spread south in the 11th century, winning control of southern Italy and the island of Sicily. There they created their most prosperous kingdom, where Christianity and Islam co-existed ...

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