How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson
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In the year 1066, 7,000 Norman infantry and knights sailed in warships across the English Channel. Their target: England, home to more than a million people. Around the same period of time, other groups of Normans were setting forth all across Europe. Who were these warriors, and how did they leave their mark so far and wide? Mark Robinson shares a brief history of the Normans.
To what extent should the Normans be admired for merging with the cultures that they conquered rather than just destroying them?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Mark Robinson
- Director Esteban Valdez
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Producer Jyeesha Wilson
- Compositor Jyeesha Wilson
- Storyboard Artist Meike Groh
- Character Designer Carolina Estevez
- Layout Artist Carolina Estevez
- Animator Christian Cooper, Leonardo Bencosme
- Composer Stephen LaRosa
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
