In 1215, King John of England faced discontent from his Barons, leading to the creation of the Magna Carta, a landmark ...

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 ...

The king was seen as the upholder of the national ... last sovereign to wield effective political power. William I (William the Conqueror) (1066–1087) Net score: +12% The first monarch on ...

But being King wasn't easy. It was dangerous and ... The animation tells the story of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066 and its aftermath. It starts with the background to ...

EXCLUSIVE: James Norton was fresh-faced as he greeted a London Screenings crowd to talk about his upcoming period drama King & Conqueror, but that was not the case during filming in Iceland. “I was ...

England had finally accepted defeat. On Christmas Day 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman King of England. Now he had to gain control of the whole of his kingdom. But he could ...

Harold died and William won, becoming King of England and irrevocably changing the trajectory of the country. This story is well known, certainly within the UK, but King & Conqueror explores the ...

and he was succeeded by the Norman king William the Conqueror. Describing the formerly lost site as a "power center," the university says Bosham was where Harold dined before sailing to France.

It is a highly detailed survey and valuation of all the land held by the king, William the Conqueror, and his chief tenants along with the resources that went with that land. In 1085 England was ...

At the Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror triumphed, changing the face of medieval Europe and the course of English history. An account of the life of this extraordinary Norman warrior who ...