Vikings: Blood, Conquest and Kingdom

A thousand years ago, the Vikings crossed the sea to invade and conquer Britain. By the time they successfully crowned King Canute as the first Viking king of all-England, they had changed the course of our history forever.

This stripped series tells the story of that pivotal episode in British history through its three key moments – the invasion; the battle for the North and London and the taking of the Crown.

The Viking takeover was dramatic and brutal, but in this series we’ll uncover new evidence that reveals that as they took England they actually civilised it, bringing with them new ways to live, eat, work and even speak that transformed Britain for the better, and in ways that live on today.