Invasions of England
The term Invasion of England may refer to the following planned or actual invasions of what is now modern England, successful or otherwise.
3 episodes
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The Danelaw
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how a series of Danish invasions, settlements and battles with Anglo-Saxons changed England in the 9th and 10th centuries.
28 March 2019
Featuring: Judith Jesch, John Hines, Jane Kershaw
The Glorious Revolution
Melvyn Bragg examines the Glorious Revolution of 1688 but were the events of 1688 really either Glorious or Revolutionary?
19 April 2001
Featuring: John Spurr, Rosemary Sweet, Scott Mandelbrote
HistoryJames II of EnglandInvasions of EnglandSuccession to the British crownAnti-Catholicism in ScotlandAnti-Catholicism in the United KingdomAnti-Catholicism in WalesStuart England, The RestorationMary II, William III of EnglandCivil wars in EnglandMonarchy of the United KingdomAnti-Catholicism in England17th centuryThe Spanish Armada
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Spanish Armada, the fleet which attempted to invade Elizabethan England in 1588.
7 October 2010
Featuring: Diane Purkiss, Maria Jose Rodriguez-Salgado, Nicholas Rodger