550. The Road to 1066: Rise of the Normans (Part 3)

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

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Born into a world of treachery, violence and death, William of Normandy defied all expectations, forging a legacy that lasts to this day. Born out of wedlock and dismissed as an upstart, he was originally known as William the Bastard. Inheriting the Duchy of Normandy at just eight years old, William was faced with betrayal, bloodshed, and anarchy. From the restless Normans, who expanded across Europe as mercenaries and horsemen, to the growing threat of Anjou, the early years of his reign were blighted by power struggles. Following the brutal murder of his guardians, and with Normandy on the brink of collapse, William was forced to survive in a world without loyalty, where ambition was the ultimate currency. Meanwhile, across the Channel, the English throne was in turmoil, as the sons of Æthelred the Unready fought for survival and power… Join Tom and Dominic as they trace William’s rise from a vulnerable child to a formidable young duke, setting the stage for the ultimate confrontation: his claim to the English crown. _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett + Aaliyah Akude Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:26.3	At the end of France, there is a plain filled with woods and fruit trees.
1:32.0	In this narrow place, there lived a great number of very tough, strong people, the name of whom was Normans.
1:41.6	Such were their numbers, that in time, as the population grew, the fields and orchards
1:46.6	of Normandy proved insufficient to keep them all fed. Therefore, the Normans scattered here
1:53.5	and there throughout all the various parts of the world, making their way into numerous regions
1:59.4	and countries, abandoning what little they had in order to obtain very much more.
2:06.1	These people departed their homes, but they did not follow the custom of most people who go through the world,
2:12.2	entering into the service of others. Rather, like warriors of old, Their aim was to make everybody subject to them and under
2:21.3	their lordship. And so they took up arms and broke the bond of peace. And whether as a mass of
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