One of the buildings that well and truly dominates our London Walking Tours is the Tower of London. This was built by William the Conqueror in the wake of his Norman invasion of 1066.
In 2005 Richard Jones took part in the History Channel’s “The Conquerors” in which programme he spoke extensively on the preparation for, the execution of, and the aftermath of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in October 1066.
The programme was presented by Captain Dale Dye, formerly of the US Marines, and takes a fast paced look at the Norman Conquest and its consequences.
Richard was reminded of this programme when he recently flew to Toulouse to give a lecture on the Jack the Ripper mystery to a group of students from the International School. The history teacher mentioned that he finds this particular documentary extremely useful in teaching students about the Norman invasion as it is a very visual piece.
Tags: Captain Dale Dye, Jack the Ripper, London walks, Norman Conquest, Norman Invasion, Tower of London, William the Conqueror
