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Coming Face to Face with William the Conqueror

Season 2 Episode 2 | 3m 35s

What is it like to come face to face with William the Conqueror? Lucy Worsley examines three rare coins from the 1060s, which locals buried in the ground in fear as William's Army surged North to pacify York.

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