The Norman Conquest was the biggest land grab in Western medieval history. This prosperous, stable country called England was just taken by William, Duke of Normandy, seemingly overnight, and stone ...

It is said that, years before, Edward named William Duke of Normandy as his successor. But it is also said that Edward changed his mind; now he wants Harold Godwinson, the Earl of Wessex ...

Sally: William was very young when he became the Duke of Normandy. This was a very important ruler in France. He had lots of enemies who wanted to take over as Duke, so he had to work hard to make ...

The images show Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy, along with shots of Emily Beecham as Edith Swanneck and Clémence Poésy as Matilda. See those below.

William - later King William I of England - became Duke of Normandy after his father Robert died in 1035. The Channel Islands were part of the Duchy of Normandy when William defeated King Harold ...

At this conflict, the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy defeated an English army led by Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson. The battle set in motion the Norman conquest of England, an ...

With Harold's brother Tostig, Hardrada invaded in September 1066. After a victorious battle at Fulford he was killed by Harold's army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge outside York. Fewer than 25 of ...

The BBC released the first images for King & Conqueror on 6 December, showing the leads, James Norton (Harold, Earl of Wessex) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (William, Duke of Normandy), as well as ...

It was on the bloody battlefield of Hastings in 1066 that William Duke of Normandy defeated and killed the gallant but battleweary Harold II of England From that day on England would never be the ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, a natural son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the ...