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Iszi Lawrence

The Domesday Cows

Hay Festival 2026, 

The Domesday Cows is a hilarious, chaotic Anglo-Saxon culture clash full of cow pats, sibling hijinks and sneaky nobles. The electric Iszi Lawrence, writer, comedian and history presenter (Netflix, Apple TV, BBC), transports you – history non-fans and history buffs alike – into a fact-accurate version of medieval England, where reality is much stranger than fiction. It’s 1086 CE. Bad news! Nora’s meddlesome mother has caused a Norman Earl to take notice of their village. But Nora’s plans to avoid him unravel faster than wool from a dropped spindle. Can she undo the havoc she’s caused?

Mae The Domesday Cows yn gymysgedd doniol ac anhrefnus o wrthdaro rhwng y diwylliannau Eingl-Sacsonaidd a’r Normaniaid, sy’n llawn baw gwartheg, helynt rhwng brodyr a chwiorydd, a boneddigion slei. Mae’r awdures, y comedïwr a’r cyflwynydd hanes ysbrydoledig Iszi Lawrence (Netflix, Apple TV, BBC), sydd yn llawn egni, yn eich tywys – boed yn caru hanes neu beidio – i fersiwn ffeithiol gywir o Loegr ganoloesol, lle mae realiti’n llawer mwy rhyfedd na ffuglen. Mae’n 1086 CE. Newyddion drwg! Mae mam fusneslyd Nora wedi gwneud i Iarll Normanaidd gymryd sylw o’u pentref. Ond mae cynlluniau Nora i’w osgoi yn dadfeilio’n gyflymach na gwlân o sbindl wedi’i ollwng. A fedrith hi ddadwneud yr anhrefn mae hi wedi’i greu?

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