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Part two in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1050–1099

Turning points 1066: The year of four kings

William the Conqueror was the second king of England to be crowned in 1066

The coronation of William of Normandy on Christmas Day in 1066

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The Normans had a profound influence on Britain – so why do we not speak French?

A manuscript illumination dated c1100 depicting Viking warriors sailing towards Brittany

What if... The Vikings had never left their homelands?

Matt Lewis tells the story of Hereward the Wake, a shadowy rebel whose uprising rocked England’s Norman conquerors in the 1070s. (Image by Getty Images)

The rebel who defied William the Conqueror

Illustration of Hereward the Wake, the rebel who rose against William the Conqueror

Hereward the Wake: the Anglo-Saxon rebel who became William the Conqueror’s nemesis

Tostig Godwinson, brother of King Harold II of England, and King Harald Hardrada of Norway receive the submission of the city of York

Hastings, Stamford Bridge and Gate Fulford: three battles that lost England

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Cnut’s invasion of England: setting the scene for the Norman conquest

A portrait of Henry VII, the first Tudor king of England, by Michiel Sittow. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Medieval monarchy timeline: from the Norman Conquest to the Tudors

Matilda (circa 1031-1083) was Queen Consort of William the Conqueror. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Norman women: the power behind the thrones

Bodiam Castle. (Getty Images)

How to build a medieval castle: 9 top tips

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Michael Lewis and David Musgrove What's missing from the Bayeux Tapestry?

Bayeux Tapestry | Exclusive Podcast Series

Unravelling the Bayeux Tapestry Episode 5: What now?

The battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. Had Harold survived it, William might have found his position untenable because of straightforward logistics, says historian Marc Morris

What if... William the Conquerer had lost at Hastings?

To mark HistoryExtra’s 1,000th episode, Dan Jones takes us on a whistlestop tour through the last millennium of British history. (Image by Steve Sayers)

Dan Jones on 1,000 years of British history