1066 – When Succession, Vikings, and Normans Collided

Join Tony as he unpacks the chaotic succession crisis after Edward the Confessor’s death, examines how Harold Godwinson’s brief kingship faltered against Hardrada’s Norwegian incursion and William of Normandy’s determined claim, and traces how the outcome of Hastings reshaped English society, law, language and power structures. The episode draws on contemporary chronicles, archaeological evidence and modern scholarship to show what can be argued with confidence and where uncertainties remain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices