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King and Conqueror: BBC’s big swing at the Norman Conquest puts Harold and William center stage
Posted by Cassius Montgomery in Television
25Aug
BBC’s eight-part drama King and Conqueror tackles 1066 with James Norton as Harold Godwinson and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William of Normandy. Written by Michael Robert Johnson, it charts the road from Edward the Confessor’s court to Hastings. Critics praise the scope and tension while flagging creative liberties. The release lands amid a boom in Viking-era TV and ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry’s planned 2026 UK loan.
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