Levi Roach, Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Exeter and author of Empires of the Normans: Conquerors of Europe, joins the show to talk about the rise, violent spread, and ultimate normalization of the group of Viking raiders know as the Normans.  
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Times 
• 01:25 Introduction 
• 01:53 Who were the Normans?  
• 06:40 Transformations
• 11:41 Parallel outbursts
• 14:35 “If a Frank is your neighbor, he’s not your friend”
• 16:01 Towards 1066
• 22:20 Dukes and kings
• 26:34 Hastings
• 31:42 William’s victory
• 36:13 Rule by castle
• 39:26 Siege and counter-siege
• 41:27 Normans in the Mediterranean
• 47:24 “Noteworthy, not unique”

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