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 ...

TWO scholars are arguing the toss over the number of penises shown on the Bayeux Tapestry.  Oxford academic Prof George Garnett claims he identified 93 todgers in the depiction of William the ...

On the 14th October 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold II, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But his victory didn't mean William would automatically become King.

In 1066, it seems that four people - Edgar Aethling, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy - had all been promised the throne at one stage during his reign by Edward the ...

BBC is bringing to the screen the epic story of the Battle of Hastings with King and Conqueror. The period drama will star ...

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