The speed of their arrival stunned the Vikings, who “only knew of King ... the English army were crushed by the French invaders at the Battle of Hastings, on 14 October 1066.

What, in their opinion, was the main cause of William's victory at Hastings? This clip will ... In the first major battle of 1066, the Viking king of Norway, and Harold Godwinson's own brother ...

Songs about everyday Anglo-Saxon life, Alfred the Great, struggle against the Vikings and the Battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest. You can listen to a short sampler medley of the songs by ...

who battled against Viking and Norman invaders before he was replaced by William after the Battle of Hastings. He later ...