Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "year-1066"

1. William the Conqueror (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Blending drama with the explanations of passionate historians and specialists, this enriched historical reconstruction traces 60 years in the life a man who transformed the Middle Ages and ... See full summary »

Director: Frédéric Compain | Stars: Vincent Deniard, Eric Challier, Géraldine Martineau, Tercelin Kirtley

Votes: 182

2. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999 TV Movie)

Comedy, History

Humorous review of British history.

Directors: Dewi Humphreys, Paul Jackson, Matt Lipsey | Stars: Clive Anderson, Matthew Ashforde, Patrick Barlow, Ronnie Barker

Votes: 219

3. The Tower (2004– )

400 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Documentary with interesting behind the wall look at the Tower of London. The 8 episodes covered the Tower as a Fortress, its most famous prisoners, its use as a treasure house, the Tower ... See full summary »

Stars: Sean Pertwee, Anna Keay, Geoffrey Parnell, Jeremy Ashbee

Votes: 60

4. William the Bastard 1066

Action | Announced

The True story of William the Bastard, a man who believed he was destined to be King of England and who fought the last of the English Kings, Henry, in the famous Battle of Hastings.

Director: Kari Skogland

5. 1087

Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced

Nineth of September 1087, as the sun rises, Duke William of Normandy, King of England, dies alone, unloved, unmourned and stripped naked of clothing and jewellery at Saint-Gervais, Rouen. ... See full summary »

Director: Robin Jacob

6. Heavy Metal: The Evolution of the Naval Warship (2009 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary, History, War

This two-hour series covers the evolution of the design and armament of ocean-going warships. From wooden hulls and sails to nuclear powered floating naval bases, Heavy Metal has it all. ... See full summary »

Votes: 13

7. Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode: Britain: Blood and Steel (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History

The story of Britain and some of its accomplishments.

Directors: Kristen Rockmaker, Mark Cannon | Stars: Peter Weller, Michael Carroll, Greg Canestrari, Gordon Masterton

Votes: 27

8. The Conquerors (2005)
Episode: William the Conqueror (2005)

Documentary, Biography, History

William De Normendie presses his claim on the Throne of Anglo-Saxon England and triumphs over and kills the Anglo-Saxon king,Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.Thereby becoming ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Paddor | Stars: Dale Dye, Christopher Gravett, Richard Jones, Jean-Marie Levesque

Votes: 6

9. Barbarians II (2007– )
Episode: Saxons (2007)

Documentary, History

This program tells the story of the Saxons conquest of England only to loose to the Vikings during the internal conflicts between Saxon warlords and finally to drive out the Vikings to regain the south of Britain.

Director: Nick Gardner | Stars: Bob Boving, Kelley Wickham-Crowley

Votes: 16

10. Castle Builders (2015)
Episode: Masters and Masons (2015)

48 min | Documentary

Meet the Castle Builders - the masons and laborers who did the hard work; the geniuses of design and structural engineering who imagined these medieval mega-structures; and the kings and barons who commissioned them.

Stars: Will Davies, Robert Glenister, Selwyn Jones, Coralie Menanteau

11. Geographics (2019– )
Episode: The Battle of Hastings: The Birth of Modern England (2021)

19 min | Documentary

In 1066 following the Battle of Hastings, William the Conquerer of Normandy invaded and conquered England beginning a dynasty that exists to the present day. Simon explains why WIlliam felt... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

12. Captivating History (2017– )
Episode: The Normans Explained in 10 Minutes (2021)

10 min | Documentary, History

Toward the end of the first millennium Vikings invaded northern Europe and settled there. The were soon legitimized as the Normans in control of West Francia also known as Normany. But ... See full summary »

13. Kate Humble's Coastal Britain (2021– )
Episode: Hastings (2022)

44 min | Documentary

Kate follows the historic East Sussex coastline, beginning on the cliffs overlooking Hastings, a town associated with the Battle of 1066.

Director: Richie Carr | Star: Kate Humble

14. The Normans (2010)
Episode: Men from the North (2010)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History

The name Normans originally simply refers to Vikings, Germanic people raiding the Eurpean coast from their Scandinavian homes for centuries. As the clergy, their main prey, wrote histories,... See full summary »

Director: Robin Dashwood | Star: Robert Bartlett

Votes: 33

15. TED-Ed (2012– )
Episode: How the Normans changed the history of Europe (2018)

5 min | Documentary, Animation

The Normans were one of the groups of Vikings that emigrated from Scandinavia at the beginning of the second Millennium. They were granted a territory, later named Normandy, by Charles I. ... See full summary »

Star: Addison Anderson

16. Captivating History (2017– )
Episode: Anglo Saxons Explained in 10 Minutes (2020)

10 min | Documentary, History

The Anglo Saxons are know for conquering England following the Roman withdrawal and subsequently unifying England and fending off the Vikings until they too were conquered by the Normans. ... See full summary »

17. Metatron (2013– )
Episode: The Normans - Origins, History and Language (2014)

21 min | Documentary, History

The Normans were a Scandanavian people descended from the Vikings who settled in Normandy before expanding throughout Western Europe. Since they integrated with local populations and ... See full summary »

Star: Raffaello Urbani

18. Ryan Reeves (2014–2018)
Episode: 100 Years War (2014)

28 min | Documentary, History

The Hundred Years War was a series of military conflicts in the three century feud between England and France that finally ended the King of England's claim to the throne of France. ... See full summary »

Star: Ryan Reeves

19. The Generalist Papers (2020– )
Episode: A Short History of the English Language (2022)

9 min | Documentary, Animation, History

The first true English language was Germanic formed when the Anglos, Saxons and Jutes invaded England driving out the Celts. Further invasions by the Norse speaking Vikings and French ... See full summary »

Star: Harrison Holt

20. Line of Fire (2002– )
Episode: Hastings (2002)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

1066: The Battle of Hastings changed the course of British and European history.

Stars: Nicholas Brooks, Bob Carruthers, Geoff Hutchinson, Mike Leighton

21. The Daily Aviation (2019– )
Episode: US Crazy Logistics Operation Moving 1000s of Powerful Tank by Rail and Ship (2023)

16 min | Documentary

Videos demonstrating the preparation and deployment of armored vehicles and naval vessels over long distances

22. Seven Ages of Britain (2003– )
Episode: The Fourth Age: 410 AD - 1066 AD (2003)

Documentary

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Director: Polly Morland | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Jon Glover, Celia Imrie, Sally Crawford

Votes: 6

23. Fact or Fiction (2001–2004)
Episode: King Harold (2002)

49 min | Documentary

The last Saxon King of England is best remembered for being killed at the Battle of Hastings. Tony Robinson reveals more of the story of this landmark monarch.

Star: Tony Robinson

Votes: 14

24. Impossible (2017–2021)
Episode: Episode #4.18 (2018)

44 min | Game-Show

Rick Edwards hosts another edition of the game show in which each of the questions has a correct, an incorrect and an impossible answer.

Director: Derek Hallworth | Star: Rick Edwards