Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings
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Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 20261 hr 2 min
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Greg Jenner is joined in medieval England by Dr Erin Goeres and comedian Alison Spittle to learn all about the tumultuous events of 1066, famously depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry, to celebrate its arrival in London. The death of Edward the Confessor without an heir in January 1066 kicked off a three-way battle for the English throne. The contenders? His brother-in-law, Harold Godwinson, who had himself crowned before Edward’s body was cold. His cousin William, already duke of Normandy. And the Norwegian king and famed warrior, Harald. Over the course of just a few short weeks in early autumn, the fi...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Hello and welcome to You're Dead To Me with the Radio 4 Comedy Podcast that takes history seriously. My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster and today we are collecting

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our bodyguard, calling up the cavalry and galloping all the way back to medieval England and galloping back again to learn everything about the events of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings and joining our ranks on this epic campaign we have two very special guests in In History Corner, she's Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies at University College

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London. Luckily for us, she's an expert on Norman and Scandinavian invasions of medieval England, and you might have read her wonderful new book, All About 1066, 19 Days in Autumn. It's Dr. Erin Gores.

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