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2807 The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:16:24
Publish Date: 2020-05-31 07:00:00
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By the beginning of September 1066, King Harold II was in a quandary. Expecting Duke William of Normandy to invade, he had summoned the fyrd (what passed for the army in Anglo-Saxon times; made up of a proportion of the freemen of each shire who were required to perform military service in defence of the land) back in April and they had long since passed the usual two to three months' service. And now they were starting to grumble... Dur: 17mins File: .mp3
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