The Norman Conquest Was Brutal: The Untold Horror of England’s 1066 Repression | England History

Описание: Everyone remembers 1066 — the Battle of Hastings, the arrow in Harold’s eye, and the rise of William the Conqueror. But the real horror came after the battle.

In this documentary-style deep dive, we uncover the forgotten brutality of the Norman Conquest — the Harrying of the North (1069–70). This was not chivalry. It was state-engineered terror: villages burned, fields destroyed, and thousands deliberately starved to death. Some historians call it the first genocide in English history.

📺 What you’ll learn in this video:

The political chaos of England before William’s invasion

Why William’s crown was never secure after Hastings

The Great Northern Rebellion of 1069 and the Danish alliance

How William’s army burned entire regions and unleashed famine

Eyewitness accounts of starvation, silence, and mass death

The long-term impact: castles, feudalism, the Domesday Book, and the Norman remaking of England

Why William is remembered as both a visionary king and a tyrant of terror

This is the side of medieval history you never learned in school.

⚔️ Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: The Forgotten Horror After 1066
03:20 – Before the Storm: England in Crisis
08:45 – Holding the Crown: William’s Problem with England
14:30 – The Harrying Begins: England Burns
20:10 – Starvation, Silence, and Survival
26:10 – A New England, Built on Ruins
30:55 – Tyrant or Tactician? Legacy of the Conqueror
34:00 – Outro: History, Power, and Memory

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