Invasion: The Normans - Episode 2

Filmed on location in: Ireland, France and UK

Episode Two follows the course of the invasion, as Strongbow wins victory after victory. In 1171 Henry II himself arrives to takes control of Ireland, and he grants land there to settlers from Britain. Now archaeology and cutting-edge science reveal their fascinating lives. The episode also shows how the conquest of Ireland enabled centuries of war between England and France.

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
  • 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

  • Paul Duffy – Irish Archaeological Consultancy
  • Conor Kostick – Author – Strongbow: The Norman Invasion of Ireland
  • Michael Potterton – Maynooth University
  • Meave Tobin – Irish Archaeological Consultancy
  • Linzi Simpson – Consultant Archaeologist
  • Tadhg O’Keefe – University College Dublin
  • Colin Veach – University of Hull
  • Sparky Booker – Dublin City University
  • Séan Duffy – Trinity College Dublin
  • Clare Downham – University of Liverpool
  • Glen Johnson – Cardigan Castle
  • Thomas Roche – Archives de l’Eure
  • Finola O’Carroll – Blackfriary Archaeology Field School
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