Episode 146 - 1066 and all that: What happened after the Battle of Hastings?
The English Heritage Podcast
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Did the English Kingdom Have a Long Term Relationship With Countries Across the North Sea?
The king of denmark is murdered before he has an opportunity to make his great attempt on england. It shows a sort of slight air of desperation on william's part, isn't it? If he could convince foreign invaders that they're not dealing with people of their kin, then potentially they'll give up and go back home. Sir william is very fortunate in that regard. But the threat was real, yet william responded to that threat as being extremely dangerous.
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