This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror, to ...

The Domesday survey and Domesday Book have generally been seen as the culmination of the Norman Conquest, and show the results of a great investigation, commissioned by William the Conqueror ...

The Norman Conquest is a six-part animated series that explores the key events of the battle for the throne in 1066 and how William the Conqueror secured power. These short animated films might be ...

A house in England is most likely the site of a lost residence of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.

Discover how a research team identified a 10th century hall that King Harold used during the Norman Conquest.

British archaeologists have located the remains of an 11th-century royal residence in Bosham, West Sussex—almost certainly ...

♪ Lucy Worsley, voice-over: Christmas Day, 1069, Northern England. ♪ A warrior king makes his way through the ruins of York Cathedral. The king's name is William I of England, but you might ...

A hoard of Norman-era silver coins unearthed ... Harold II features on just under half of them while William I (also known as William the Conqueror) features on the rest. “It comes from a ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027 ... When the French-speaking Normans and English-speaking Saxons then shouted their approval the Norman soldiers outside ...

A medieval embroidery known as the Bayeux Tapestry recounts key events of the 11th century, particularly William the Conqueror's triumph at the Battle of Hastings and the demise o ...