This week we are going to look at a documentary which looks at the history of India from the Indus Valley civilisations to the end of the Moghul Empire in the mid 19th century. Next week we will start on a documentary about the Great Moghuls.
History Of India ~ Ancient India
Some further Reading:
When
the winds finally change, Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the
Channel after months of being trapped in a port in northern France. But King
Harold is 300 miles away in the north, having defeated the Vikings. He has to
rush back south, gather a new army and head to Hastings to take on this new
invasion. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October 1066, and the
outcome changes the shape of England and Europe forever.
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.
Part 1
When King Edward the Confessor dies without an heir, it triggers a bitter race to succeed him as King of England. Earl Harold is on the spot and takes the crown. But in Normandy, Duke William believes the throne has been promised to him and decides to invade. Meanwhile, in Norway, the Viking king Harald Hardrada also fancies himself as King of England, and he too puts together an invasion force. Very soon, England will be under attack.
Further Reading
The Battle of Hastings - Wikipedia
