King and Conqueror

Love james Norton but this was truly dreadful!

I'm excited, I found King Rollo, Maybee! I knew he sounded familiar 😀

escaped

MayBee70

One of my favourite history series from a few years back was The Normans. William was descended from Rollo wasn’t he?

I think so, yes.

Thanks Maybee - I'm going to test DH!!

Every day's a school day etc

RosieandherMaw

MayBee70

One of my favourite history series from a few years back was The Normans. William was descended from Rollo wasn’t he?

He wasn't their last Rollo was he? (I'll get me coat)

Groan 😂

I watched the first episode last night. Stuck it out but could not make head nor tail of it! So confusing, dark and a waste of my time. Needless to say I gave it a miss this evening.

MayBee70

One of my favourite history series from a few years back was The Normans. William was descended from Rollo wasn’t he?

He wasn't their last Rollo was he? (I'll get me coat)

I gave up after 15 minutes. So boring. James Norton was so badly cast. He’s so much better as a vicar 😂

MayBee70

One of my favourite history series from a few years back was The Normans. William was descended from Rollo wasn’t he?

I think so, yes.

One of my favourite history series from a few years back was The Normans. William was descended from Rollo wasn’t he?

The Normans think he was. He put Normandy on the map and made it prosper.

Was William I a Good Thing or Evil?

He was certainly very organised He'd make a very keen Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Washerwoman

There's an excellent podcast series on BBC Sounds called The Rest is History.There were 3 or 4 episodes fairly recently about the build up to and the actual Norman Invasion which really helped me to understand more about the events surrounding the Battle of Hastings.We haven't watched last lifts episode yet but will wait and watch a few together if it improves.

Excellent podcast, I agree, the episodes about the Norman Invasion were perfect.

Allira

We have a shelf full of history books - all apart from 1066 And All That.
Must see if I can find a copy!

I have that! We still talk about whether or not somebody was a GT (Good Thing)

If we do watch it, I'm not going to ask DH any questions .....

Has Harold been shot with the arrow yet?

GrauntyHelen

I gave it 5 minutes

Ordinarily I would but I just kept hoping against hope that something was going to happen.
And I love looking at James Norton 🥰 but not enough to go through that again. BBC you have disappointed an awful lot of people 😥

I gave it 5 minutes

grumppa 😁

No point in getting my copy out of the 'Interesting Places Visited' file and spreading it around the sitting room, then!

It would have been much easier to follow if they had followed the Bayeux Tapestry, which has all the Normans clean-shaven and gives all the Saxons moustaches.

Just mentioned it to DH and have had a very lengthy explanation about who was who, who was Regnum, step-son of whom, son, brother etc of whom, who was where (someone was in Denmark apparently) etc etc.

But please don't ask me to explain. 😧

Oh, it’s on utube too!

Washerwoman

There's an excellent podcast series on BBC Sounds called The Rest is History.There were 3 or 4 episodes fairly recently about the build up to and the actual Norman Invasion which really helped me to understand more about the events surrounding the Battle of Hastings.We haven't watched last lifts episode yet but will wait and watch a few together if it improves.

7th April. The Shadows of War. Thanks. I’ll listen to those 4 episodes tonight. I was worried that they would be subscribers only because every time I spot one that I really want to listen to it turns out to be subscribers only. It’s as if they can read my mind through the internet!

Glad it isn’t just me that couldn’t work out what was going on.

eddiecat78

Totally befuddled by it - not helped by the gloom and the mumbling
(Incidentally, recently watched a Miss Marple from the 1980s - brightly lit and dialogue as clear as a bell)

I also watched Miss Marple on Saturday night.

Dear Joan Hickson.

I just have to listen to that chirpy tune and see the opening credits characters to know that all’s right with the world for the next couple of hours, even if murder is afoot.

(Sorry to digress from King and Conqueror).

I was also looking forward to this, but was hugely disappointed. I kept having to turn the volume up, as the characters seemed to talk more quietly with each scene. It felt as if I was getting progressively more deaf throughout the programme.

Clémence Poésy, that's it.