In 1215, King John of England faced discontent from his Barons ... The film outlines the historical context beginning with the Norman Conquest in 1066, where William the Conqueror established ...

Anglo-Saxon and Norman nobles often were related. When Edward the Confessor, king of England, died in early 1066, the Normans claimed the childless Edward had promised his cousin, the Norman duke ...

However, Viking influence was not wiped out as the next King of England was a descendant of Lothbrok’s brother Rollo (Clive Standen). When was the Norman Invasion of England? The Norman Invasion ...

Hardicanute, King of Denmark, had also been king of England in 1042 ... The English defensive shield wall was finally broken by the Norman tactic of using feigned retreats to lure Harold's ...

The Norman conquest made England. The reasons for the invasion were complex. Early in 1066 Edward the Confessor, then king of England, had died heirless, sparking a crisis of succession.