BBC drama King & Conqueror is bringing the Norman conquest to the small screen, a historical event thus far untouched in fictional form. The eight-part series centres on two characters, William, Duke ...

The most famous year in English history, 1066 witnessed the epic confrontation between William, Duke of Normandy, and King Harold, who, killed by the invading Normans during the Battle of Hastings, ...

James Norton leads the King and Conqueror cast as Harold of Wessex, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Set in the 11th century, the eight-part BBC One drama traces the origins of the Norman ...

A tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 900 years. On a state visit, France's president announced a loan to the British Museum.

What makes 1066 such a pivotal year in the history of Western civilization? How has the meaning of the Norman Conquest been debated and interpreted over time? And how did two weddings-between the ...

On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion. It will return to the... Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux ...

The BBC has examined a number of key historical periods in British history, from Tudor England in Wolf Hall to the World Wars in shows like SAS Rogue Heroes, and now King & Conqueror turns attention ...

New research suggests Bayeux Tapestry may have been designed for a monastery dining hall. A professor argues it could have hung in refectory of St Augustine's Abbey. The idea helps explain long-standi ...