Before William the Conqueror crossed the English Channel in 1066, he had to first secure control of his own duchy. This ...

In 1066, both Normandy and England came under the rule of William the Conqueror. ... The 'Duke of Normandy' title remains the same whether the monarch is a man or a woman.

Narrator: January 1066. The king - Edward the Confessor - is dying and has no children to follow him on the throne. It is said that, years before, Edward named William Duke of Normandy as his ...

It's 1066 as you've never seen it before! Following the death of popular King of England Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson takes the throne. Learning the news, William "The Conqueror" (Duke of ...

Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by ...

William, Duke of Normandy, also known as William the Bastard, ... The invasion was sparked when King Edward "the Confessor" - a distant cousin of William of Normandy - died in January 1066.

Detail of scene 1: Edward, king of England (1003-1066), sits on the throne imparting instructions to Harold Godwinson (1022-1066), Earl of Wessex and Edward’s brother-in-law. Edward was crowned in ...

Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by ...

James Norton plays King Harold while Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is William the Conqueror in first look images from upcoming drama 'King and Conqueror.' ...