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Ængla Land

In episode two of Monarchy Dr. Starkey chronicles the stormy path of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, the world's first nation state. He tells how, assailed by blitzkrieg from the Danes of King Canute, it survived to take its captor captive; and how, driven by civil strife, it nonetheless restored itself to power until through a historic misfortune, it fell in the end to the knights of William the Conqueror.

English
  • Originally Aired October 25, 2004
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network Channel 4
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created October 19, 2012 by
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Name Type Role
David Starkey Writer
David Starkey Guest Star
David Wilson Director