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1066 and The Norman Conquest

In this episode, we're going back to 1066 as we debate the Norman Conquest and what it meant for ...

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13.45 13 Jan 2026


1066 and The Norman Conquest



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13.45 13 Jan 2026


In this episode, we're going back to 1066 as we debate the Norman Conquest and what it meant for England and indeed Ireland.

Featuring: · Prof Judith Green, Professor Emeritus at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh; Prof Clare Downham, Professor of Medieval History at the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool and author of ‘Medieval Ireland AD400-1500’; Professor Tom Licence, Professor of Medieval History and Literature, University of East Anglia; Prof Seán Duffy, Professor of Medieval Irish and Insular History at Trinity College Dublin; and Prof David Bates, Emeritus Professor in Medieval History at the University of East Anglia, and author of ‘The Normans and Empire’ and ‘William the Conqueror’.


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