The Norman invasion of England in 1066 described through the images of the Bayeux Tapestry 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth is a British television documentary series. In this blend of historical drama and original source material Channel 4 re-imagines the. Official tourist information for 1066 Country, home to Hastings and Battle. Find attractions, accommodation & events and plan your holiday to historical East Sussex. The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King. The famous and hard to come by music from the TV films. Despite earlier promises to pass his crown to one of his Flemish, Viking or Norman relatives, English king Edward The Confessor dies in 1066, leaving his crown to. Take control of the English, Viking or Norman armies in the battle for total domination. Contains scenes of blood and violence. Crowhurst newlywed Tofi and his farmer friend Leofric are torn from their Sussex homes by the English warrior Ordgar and summoned to defend the English. Like most websites Channel 4 uses cookies. In order to deliver a personalised, responsive service and to improve the site, we remember and store information about how. Ten historically important events which took place during the thousand years or so that make up the period we refer to as the Middle Ages.