A community group has welcomed plans to carry out an archaeological dig, which could uncover the remains of an estate ...

Learn everything there is to know about King and Conqueror, the upcoming BBC series that depicts the Battle of Hastings.

King and Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years ...

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 ...

On this very rare penny, minted between 1066 and 1068, we see the bust of William The Conqueror, wearing a crown and shown standing under a canopy. His name and title (REX = king) are shown around ...

adding a lion to William the Conqueror's two when he married Eleanor of Aquitaine, probably to represent his marriage into that family. The three lions shield can be seen today on the England ...