How 1066 altered England’s fate FOREVER
1066 is the most famous year in English history, was marked by not just one, but three major battles, and saw three different men ruling as king of England. Marc Morris charts the events of 1066 and the fates of the key contenders in the fight for England's throne
The year 1066 is the most famous year in English history, and was marked by not just one, but three major battles, and saw three different men ruling as king of England.
In the third episode of our series on 1066, Marc Morris, in conversation with David Musgrove, outlines how the tumultuous year played out and charts the fates of the key contenders in the fight for England's throne.
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Authors
David Musgrove is content director of the HistoryExtra.com website and podcast, plus its sister print magazines BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. He has a PhD in medieval landscape archaeology and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Dr Marc Morris is a historian and broadcaster who specialises in the Middle Ages.