After 1066 William the Conqueror set about ruling his new kingdom; for 10 years, he spends much of his time changin the face of England, and stamping out rebellions which never managed to gain coherence and coordination.
Series 2, The Normans and Angevins, cover the period from 1066 to the end of John's reign in 1217.
- Episdoes 2.1 - 2.12 Cover the Norman - William, his sons, and the usurpation by Stephen with the resulting Anarchy
- We then spend 3 episodes away from politics, looking at the life of the people of early medieval England
- With episode 2.16 we arrive at the Devil's Brood, Henry II and his family and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- 2.22 - 2.28 Cover the reiign o the Lionheart and the Third Crusade
- 2.29 - 2.37 Cover Johm his sloss of Normandy, and Mangana Carta - with a brief foray in 2.33-4 on the History of Europe
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