Bishop Odo of Bayeux: the BRUTAL Half Brother of William the Conqueror

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Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent, was perhaps the most feared and hated man in England during the late 1060 and throughout the 1070s, with a black and brutal reputation as his half-brother's enforcer.

Odo was a close advisor and half-brother of King William the Conqueror, playing an important role before, during and after the Norman Conquest of 1066, even being famously present at Hastings itself.

In this biographical video, we look at Odo's long and colourful life, a life darkened by violence, avarice and ambition, which would see him scheme at the centre of Anglo-Norman politics for almost half a century.

Battle of Hastings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usJLW...

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