Revenge of the Vikings: The Road to 1066 (Episode 2)

This is part 2 of our series on the road to 1066, watch part 1 here:    • Anglo-Saxon Apocalypse: The Road to 1066   Part 3 can be seen here:    • The Rise of the Normans: The Road to 1066 ...   Watch the full series on the road to 1066 here:    • 1066 & The Norman Conquest   Check out the book that Dominic refers to, the Wolf Age, here: https://amzn.to/4hxeUZt 00:00 The Vikings prepare for vengeance 04:05 The Vikings turn from paganism to Christianity 07:19 The kings of Denmark 11:13 ‘Not a ruler but a destroyer’ 16:55 He lands in Wessex 20:55 The routine of Danegeld 21:48 Forkal the tall 22:31 The death of the Archbishop of Canterbury 24:01 Was Aethelred the worst king we’ve ever had? 25:22 The fall of Aethelred 28:55 The Danes are the masters of England 29:30 The Witan assembles 30:19 Ethelred’s second reign 32:06 Edmund Ironside’s reign 32:40 The invasion of Canute 39:21 The rule of the Danes 44:00 Why don’t we remember this conquest? 48:47 Harold Harefoot 51:18 Comparisons with Augustus Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor