Discover historical events and famous figures born on September 28, from William the Conqueror to Abhinav Bindra, in 20 words ...

The famous artwork was transported to a secure location on Friday in an operation that took over seven hours and involved a ...

Matilda of Flanders sits in the shadow of her more famous husband but, writes Tracy Borman, she was an able political player ...

Protests and strikes planned for Thursday in France have forced a delay in the transfer to a secret location of the Bayeux ...

The year 1066 is one of the most dramatic and transformative years in English history. It’s probably the battle that most British people ...

Your Viking fix isn’t over— a new 11th-century epic has arrived with the scale, intrigue, and steel to scratch that Valhalla ...

NEWS ANALYSIS. France's decision to lend the nearly 1,000-year-old tapestry to the United Kingdom represents part of the long ...

A Norman noblewoman, Mabel de Bellême became Countess of Shrewsbury through her marriage to Sir Roger de Montgomery. Shrewd ...

The latest episode of the series is set to be broadcast on BBC One/ HD tonight (September 14). It is due to start at 9.15pm ...

As the BBC series continues, viewers have been interested to know if Harold did in fact kill his younger brother Tostig.

In the BBC drama, Tostig and his new wife are dispatched to Northumberland. However, following his wife's death during ...

The BBC historical drama tells the life story of Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror, but some creative license has ...