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1066: Sailing Into the Storm

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Ten 66 - The Long Struggle for England

In the eleventh century england was in increasingly pros prous country. But it also was politically unstable, and the succession was very uncertain. So this political instability attracted the attention and ambition of various parties around europe and various rulers. As i said, it ended with this cataclys i year that finally resolved this century's long struggle - at least for the time being. And i think that ten 66, in this way, serves as an important demonstration of the fact that history can hinge even deep sea.

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