1066 Beyond Britain: A Global View of a Pivotal Year

While the Battle of Hastings often defines 1066 for us, this episode pulls back the curtain on what was happening around the world that same year—from Byzantine succession crises and Abbasid political shifts to China’s economic boom and changes across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. We show how these diverse events intersected with Britain’s own transformations and why they mattered in shaping later history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices