Invasion: The Normans - Episode 1

Filmed on location in: Ireland, France and UK

Episode One opens in the turmoil of 12th century Ireland, essentially a “Game of Thrones” society where provincial kings vie for supremacy. When two of these power players drive a rival into exile, he seeks help from Henry II, the Anglo-Norman king of England. Henry’s vassal Strongbow and other Norman allies then invade Ireland with frightening power…

Principal Re-enactors

  • Diarmait MacMurrough – John Mc Nally
  • Strongbow – Alan Lynch
  • Henry II – Mark Davis
  • Raymond Le Gros – Jack Gassmann
  • Rory O’Connor – Hugh O’Connor
  • Tiernan O’Rourke – Gordon Carroll
  • Dervorgilla – Nora Mahon
  • Eleanor Of Aquitaine – Alina Chornodub
  • Aoife MacMurrough – Sarah Viguier O’Malley
  • Henry II’s Advisor – James Maher
  • Hugh De Lacy – Paul Reck
  • Rory O’Connor’s Advisor – Brian Kearns

Expert Contributors

  • Conor Kostick – Author – Strongbow: The Norman Invasion of Ireland
  • Mary Lou O’Kennedy – Chair of the Ros Tapestry
  • Eamon Mc Eneaney – Former Director of Waterford Treasures Museums
  • Michael Potterton – Maynooth University
  • Tadhg O’Keefe – University College Dublin
  • Colin Veach – University of Hull
  • Sparky Booker – Dublin City University
  • Séan Duffy – Trinity College Dublin
  • Denis Shine – Irish Heritage School
  • Clare Downham – University of Liverpool
  • Gillian Kenny – Author – Anglo-Irish and Gaelic Women in Ireland
  • Glen Johnson – Cardigan Castle
  • Charlotte Lapiche – Falaise Castle
  • Robert Bartlett – University of Saint Andrews
  • Stephen Mandal – Irish Heritage School
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