Season 1

Drama-Documentary in which historian Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to the Battle of Hastings.

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Episode 160 min2017-02-28

Prelude to War

Edward the Confessor dies without heir, triggering a bitter struggle to succeed him as King of England. Earl Harold seizes the crown. In Normandy, Duke William believes the crown is his. In Norway, Harald Hardrada thinks it is his.

Episode 260 min2017-03-07

England Under Attack

King Harold of England faces the first test of his reign when his own brother, Tostig, attacks the South Coast. Later in the year, Harald Hardrada lands a Viking army in the North triggering two important battles.

Episode 360 min2017-03-14

The Battle of Hastings

Finally the winds change, allowing William's fleet to cross the Channel. King Harold is 300 miles away and must rush back south to face the Norman army in a battle that will change the course of British history.

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Cast

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

Juliet Stevenson

Herself - Narrator

Clive Russell

Harold Hardrada

Freya Parker

Matilda

Jotham Annan

Robert De Beaumont

Simon Meacock

Gyrth

Tim Preece

Edward the Confessor

Andrew Havill

Archbishop Stigand

Adam James

Harold Godwinson

Ed Stoppard

William the Conqueror

David Sterne

English Noble

Alun Raglan

Tostig

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