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The Great British Story: A People's History

The Norman Yoke (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

This episode explores how the Normans consolidated their power by building castles all over England. Michael Wood visits the excavation of an enormous Norman Castle mound at Mount Bures, Essex, and returns to the community big dig at Long ...See moreThis episode explores how the Normans consolidated their power by building castles all over England. Michael Wood visits the excavation of an enormous Norman Castle mound at Mount Bures, Essex, and returns to the community big dig at Long Melford to find out what life was like for the Anglo-Saxon peasantry in the decades after 1066. Going into the 12th century, the programme looks at the medieval beginnings of trade and industry in Bristol, Wales and the Black Country. Finally, Michael explores the battle for rights enshrined in Magna Carta. See less
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Nelson Das Neves
Court clerk 2012 Court clerk 2012   See fewer
Sean Cameron Michael
William Levett William Levett   See fewer
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