The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was the decisive event in the conquest of Saxon England. Within a year, the Normans were building a castle at Chepstow and had begun their piecemeal conquest of ...

In 1066 there were two invasions of England, a Viking and a Norman invasion. The Vikings were defeated but the Normans succeeded in conquering England, bringing to an end Anglo-Saxon England.

The Norman Conquest is a six-part animated series that explores the key events of the battle for the throne in 1066 and how William the Conqueror secured power. These short animated films might be ...