# History.  Part 3 - 1066:   The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. (Transcript added).

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Published: 2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00
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Episode type Regular episode Season 1 Episode number 1 History. Part 3 - 1066: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt William of Normandy - arrives on England's south coast This is the third episode in my four-part series exploring the story of Britain. The series was originally planned as a trilogy, but the further I travelled through Britain's past, the more there seemed to be worth telling. As a result, the story grew into four episodes, allowing us to explore some of these events in greater depth. In the previous episodes, we followed the arrival of the Romans, the rise of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the age of the Vikings, and the struggles that helped shape early Britain. Now we come to one of the most famous years in English history: 1066. This is the story of William, Duke of Normandy, and of a conquest that would reshape England's rulers, language, culture, and identity for centuries to come . The artwork for this episode depicts the coat of arms traditionally attributed to William the Conqueror and the Duchy of Normandy. Historians often trace the succession of England's major dynasties as: Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Plantagenets, Tudors, and Stuarts. The Plantagenets were the royal dynasty that followed the Normans. Although Henry II was descended from the Norman kings through his mother, Empress Matilda, he brought to England a new French-Angevin ruling house from Anjou. The Angevins, named after the French region of Anjou, ruled England, Ireland, and large parts of France during the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Their most famous monarchs were Henry II, Richard I, better known as Richard the Lionheart, and King John. The influence of the Plantagenets can still be seen today. Engl…

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