The Normans Impact and Legacy

From October 1066, Duke William of Normandy and his entourage changed England forever. But what was his background and how was England affected by the last successful invasion of the country? What for instance, is the symbolic link between England & Normandy? How does what is probably the most famous cartoon strip in history, the Bayeux Tapestry, describe the events prior to and during the Conquest? What was the local impact of the Normans in Nottingham and Lincoln? How did our Laws, Fashions and Language change? Does Henry I’s daughter, Empress Maud AKA Matilda, deserve her awful reputation?

Beginning with the background to one of England’s most controversial figures, William the Conqueror, Join Dr Barnard to explore three other intriguing Norman Rulers and how England was transformed Politically, architecturally, Militarily & Culturally