1066 and the Norman Conquest with Chris Riley: The Legacy

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!

Chris Riley is back on the podcast, with a four-part mini series on the Norman Conquest and the year 1066. 

This is the final one.

And today we’ll be talking about the Legacy of the year 1066 and the Battle of Hastings. Why does it matter, almost a thousand years later, that the Saxons were defeated by the Normans? What did William do after becoming king of England? How did the landscape change? Did it have any effect on the population at large? Let’s find out…

You can find Chris on @chrisrileyhistory on IG

Our favourite books on The Norman Conquest:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/405905/the-norman-conquest-by-marc-morris/9780099537441

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/sharon-bennett-connolly/silk-and-the-sword.html

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/last-viking-9781472846501/

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Landscapes-of-the-Norman-Conquest-Hardback/p/21702/aid/1238

If you would like to join Natalie on one of her walking tours in London, please follow the links:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/ .

For more history fodder, please browse https://www.reignoflondon.com/ and https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/

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