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1066: The Year That Changed Everything
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With this exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience for yourself the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history, centered on the landmark Norman Conquest. Taking you from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, these lectures will plunge you into a world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families, politically charged marriages, tense succession crises, epic military invasions, and much more.
Your journey starts in the 10th and early 11th centuries, when power in England and Normandy was very much up for grabs - and when the small island nation was under continuous assault from Viking forces. Professor Paxton helps you gain a solid grasp of the complex political alliances and shifting relationships between figures such as Emma of Normandy, Cnut, and Edward the Confessor. She also recounts for you the two seminal battles that pitted England against the Scandinavians and the Normans: the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings. Throughout the lectures, Dr. Paxton opens your eyes to continued debates and controversies over this year and offers her own take on the Norman Conquest's enduring legacy and the fascinating results of this epic clash. By exploring the year 1066 – what led up to it, what happened during that fateful year, and what changed as a result - you'll gain a sharper perspective and a greater understanding of everything that would come afterward.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Alicia Roy
- 2019-01-02
1066
This was the first Great Courses course I’ve listened too and because I had such a good experience with this course I started buying more and more courses. I devoured this one morning and I was unable to stop listening. Professor Jennifer Paxton was a joy and I wish she had more courses. I’m still impressed by how much information she was able to pack in 3 hours.
It was a great purchase.
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- PaladinPhil
- 2018-07-25
history learned
learned a lot more then I expected. I will be seeking out the rest of the great courses as well.
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- Kelli
- 2023-02-07
Narration is wonderful
Jennifer Paxton keeps my attention. She lectures with inflection and enthusiasm. Please include more audio with Jennifer.
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- Anastasia Beaverhausen
- 2022-11-09
Very informative
This is a short and concise history of the William the Conqueror and Norman invasion. It brings in enough detail to understand the main evens without getting too big down in the political confusion. The presenter speaks clearly and at a good pace but she sounded too much like she was reading from a script rather than just lecturing from her knowledge.
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- Laverdm
- 2023-04-19
Short and sweet
Great delivery, amazing information. It really shows the speaker’s eminence in the subject.
100% recommended!
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2023-04-12
Succinct and precise narrations
Profesor Paxton is a wonderful story teller. I enjoyed very much her narration and accounts of the historical antecedents for 1066. I highly recommend it!
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- Langer MD
- 2023-04-08
Great, Consumable Summation
Georgetown University Professor in History Jennifer Paxton offers a concise (6-lecture) class going in-depth into the current understanding of likely THE pivotal event of the history of England: the end of Anglo-Saxon rule and the ascendancy of Norman royalty. The approach is easy to follow, well-researched, and a short enough listen to make it an enjoyable afternoon of enlightenment. I personally recommend that you watch a YouTube video of the Battle of Hastings - there are many - before getting into Lecture 4.. but this series of standalone lectures is organized logically and provides mind's-eye edification.
It's actually pretty hard to pick out something to criticize in this recording.. but if I had to, it would be presentation. Teaching Company/The Great Courses sound engineers are characteristically flawless, and Professor Paxton delivers commendable diction, timbre/cadence, and an interested tone - but the accompanying PDF is lacking maps (and the lecture-by-lecture transcripts are unnecessary).. and Paxton is quite clearly reading her lecture notes verbatim rather than simply presenting the material authoritatively. The illusion of sitting in a darkened classroom is lacking.
Despite those nitpicky caveats, '1066: The Year That Changed Everything' is a fantastic, informative listen. The audiocourse merits 9.5 stars out of 10. I feel incredibly fortunate to have discovered it while still a 'Plus' option, because it's worth paying something for it.
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- shalot
- 2023-02-07
Entrancing learning
I really enjoyed this little lecture series. It felt like a great introduction to something I never learned in school. Professor Paxton is an excellent speaker and I love listening to her discussion. I look forward to picking up more lectures by her.
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- Big Gucci Kony
- 2023-02-06
Great introduction
Not my favourite “great course” I’ve ever done. However there really isn’t much to complain about. It’s a short, easy listen that will give you a very broad overview of that happened in 1066 and why some people view it as so important. It was more interesting that I expected however the narration was a little monotone and unenthusiastic.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-03-05
engaging and accurate
Jennifer Paxton delivers the material masterfully. Kept me interested the entire time and easily digestible.
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- Joshua
- 2013-07-10
History brought to life
Where does 1066: The Year That Changed Everything rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's definitely one of the better books I've listened to. For certain it ranks among the best non-fiction titles in my library.
Who was your favorite character and why?
William the Conqueror — because that's who the story is mostly about. I was also very intrigued by Emma of Normandy. She's a historical figure I knew little about before listening to this, and I was surprised by just how large her role was in the political side of the events leading up to the Norman invasion of England.
What about Professor Jennifer Paxton’s performance did you like?
She really brings the history to life with a very vivid and entertaining performance. It's easy to see that she enjoys her work. ... If only all my high school and college history instructors had lectured so well!
Any additional comments?
I choose this lecture as the first one I listened to in the Great Courses series to see how I like the series simply because it was short and cheap. It has definitely persuaded me to listen to more of the series.
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- John
- 2017-02-18
A Most Daring Enterprise
At the start of the first lecture Professor Paxton calls William of Normandy’s gamble in the autumn of 1066, “one of the most daring enterprises the world has ever known”. She then goes on to demonstrate, in six concise talks, how true that claim really is.
Living in a world shaped by the levee en masse, two world wars, popular elections and public opinion polling, we tend to discount events that don’t involve millions. But a few thousand men in a few hundred boats can turn the tide of history, too. And behind the military story there’s a diplomatic tangle as complex as anything dynastic or democratic Europe would produce thereafter.
We have marriages and alliances that reach back to the century before the Conquest; a Danish Conquest of England; an earl overawing his weak sovereign; a duke growing up among (and thereby learning how to deal with) rebellious vassals; oaths that may or may not have been given; promises that may or may not have been kept; and more plausible pretenders to the English throne than you could shake a battle-axe at.
It may be only due to lack of time—these lectures run a mere three hours—but I find Professor Paxton’s focus on turning points and pivotal men and women refreshing. Looking at history "from the bottom up" is more fashionable, but telling the story "from the top down" is infinitely more dramatic.
The last lecture, covering the ramifications of the Conquest, is especially illuminating. For example: The inevitable cultural exchange after 1066 introduced Celtic legends and folklore to French writers. As a consequence, after Duke William conquered England King Arthur conquered France, and a literary vein was opened up that has continued to yield entertaining ore right down to our own day.
It is all terribly engrossing, even if the professor sounds a little too much like she’s reading a script. Of course, she may be speaking extemporaneously; I had a professor for Renaissance and Reformation History who had given the same lectures in the same classroom so long that, speaking without a scrap of notes, he rarely fluffed a syllable.
Be that as it may, this presentation lacks the gusto and verve I enjoy so much with Timothy Shutt, Elizabeth Vandiver or Thomas Shippey—and so Professor Paxton lose a star for “Performance”. But the scholarship is solid and the story is thrilling; neither should be missed.
As with everything from the Great Courses, these lectures are encumbered with unnecessary musical intros and canned applause at the beginning and end of each talk. Cringe-making? Yes. But ignorable.
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- Marc
- 2015-02-08
1066: A year that spans a decade ...
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If you are into political conflicts, too many characters to handle them in a 4-season family soap and have the slightest interest in real history (along with its outcome in the "modern" picture of Europe): The minutes spent in listening to this short course are definitely of the better ways of killing time.
Mrs. Paxton lectures in a well paced manner, giving her subjects enough differentiation for the listener to not get lost and, most of the time, manages to avoid boredom from simply listing up places, times and names. Well, yes, most of the time - and you do not always get the impression that she is reading her lines from a sheet of paper. Not always :-)
Would you be willing to try another book from The Great Courses? Why or why not?
What I like about some of the Great Courses is the impression that the tutors seem to know their topic inside out. In the case of this (very brief, condensed) overview it seems a bit like a collection of data, brought into "digestible dramatic form" and more or less professionally presented, but not necessarily a matter of the heart.
Being slightly familiar with the families, parties and even geographies covered in the course I could "make my way around", but would probably have had my problems in following who is who and what is what about without that background knowledge.
Some actions during that time had a "long time coming", there were certain historic and/or personal events driving individuals and parties to act the way they did. Mrs. Paxton only hinted at a few of those, and too often just in subordinate clauses, where half an hour of additional time spent at those background might have helped.
So one could say: Since this course is not "just about 1066", but about 10-15 years around that date, it could have done with twice the length it offers.
Have you listened to any of Professor Jennifer Paxton’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
What exactly is it that has caught Mrs. Paxton's personal interest in the time around 1066? I did not get that.
Any additional comments?
Don't expect much of an insight into "why" things happened. This course is about "what", "when" and, in terms of pure names, "who". Without some basic understanding who the acting parties were, where they came from and what they turned into, you might get lost.
With some overview of the "tapestry" around the 11th century (and, not less important, the 50-100 years before that) this course gives a nice, dense overview on the "English reconfiguration".
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- Ms Winston
- 2014-08-13
Breaks down a complex subject to small bites
Would you listen to 1066: The Year That Changed Everything again? Why?
Yes, I intend to listen to it again in a few months -- the information is very complex and I want to reinforce my understanding.
What other book might you compare 1066: The Year That Changed Everything to and why?
I think that "Team of Rivals" also breaks complicated issues into segments that make them easier to understand.
What about Professor Jennifer Paxton’s performance did you like?
An excellent instructor! She knows her subject thoroughly -- for example, many of the characters we meet have the same or similiar names and she distinguishes among them for the listener. She understands the complex political and social aspects of the time period and makes it more understandable. Jennifer Paxton also has great expression in her lectures -- no danger of falling asleep due to a monotone with her.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
The beginning of modern England.
Any additional comments?
I have purchased classes from The Teaching Company for years in the DVD format. The classes are much more reasonable in price purchasing them from audible.com. I did not miss the visual aspects.
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- Red
- 2017-04-27
Misleading title
Not as historically impacting as the title implies, but still very interesting. This is more about William the Conqueror and how his conquest changed the English language and culture in England. Very well researched and presented, though.
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- becca508
- 2015-12-10
Great lecture!
This is the first Audible.com and Great Courses lecture series I've done! It was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. If you love History, Medieval in particular, you will enjoy this!
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- Paul D. Stancil
- 2020-12-28
Massive Waste of Time
What a horrendous, superficial piece this is. Many errors, mistakes (Harold Hardrada of...Normandy?!) and shaky suppositions. Probably the worst Audible offering I’ve listened to. Didn’t help that I am very well read on 1066 and the era/players. It was free - that’s all I can say for it. My advice - go and listen to any of many other good efforts on the subject, and bypass this.
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- Happy Boater
- 2018-08-17
History - lite
A very brief over view... it feels a bit like I walked in on a conversation mid stream .
It seemed to lack the structure and depth of other lectures ie- the Vikings and other great courses Historical lectures.
A short lecture not bad but it just seemed like I heard someone discussing their lineage .
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- Timothy E. McGuire
- 2018-08-05
insightful but short
great visuals and memorable characters. much shorter than other great courses. liked the lecturer. subject was new to me so I learned a lot.
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- Kay Long/The Lady Kay
- 2017-04-08
An Interesting Time in English History
What made the experience of listening to 1066: The Year That Changed Everything the most enjoyable?
I really enjoyed the lecturer, Jennifer Paxton. She is really knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the material she covers.
What does Professor Jennifer Paxton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
This isn't a book, it is a series of lectures from "The Great Courses".
Any additional comments?
I would highly recommend her other Great Courses series; The Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest.
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