The Normans

The Normans is a British television documentary series first aired on BBC Two in 2010. Over three episodes, it sees Professor Robert Bartlett's journey from Great Britain via Jerusalem to the Kingdom of Sicily to examine the expansion and ambition of the Normans between the 10th and 13th centuries.

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Ended

Original Name

The Normans

First Air Date

August 4, 2010

Last Air Date

August 25, 2010

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Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC Two

Networks

BBC Two

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Domesday

In this programme on the Domesday Book, Dr Stephen Baxter, medieval historian at King's College, London, reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record. He also finds out the real reason it was commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

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