The Normans

Professor Robert Bartlett travels from Britain to Jerusalem via Sicily, examining the expansion and unchecked ambition of the Norman empire, and how its impact still resonates in modern culture and politics. He discovers how, under the leadership of Scandinavian raider Rollo, these descendants of the Vikings first established themselves in northern France and became an unstoppable force of Christian knights and warriors

Tuesday, 20 October 1 airing
21:00
BBC Four
S1 E1 · Men from the North
Wednesday, 21 October 1 airing
02:20
BBC Four
S1 E1 · Men from the North