The fight to claim the throne of England in 1066 is being brought into the spotlight for BBC1’s upcoming period drama King & Conqueror.
In the eight-part series, airing later in 2025, James Norton plays Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, who, following the demise of King Edward the Confessor (Eddie Marsan), becomes monarch. But over in Normandy, Harold’s one-time ally Duke William, portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, also has a right to be king…
As the private lives and passions of both men are explored, their political power struggle leads to the Battle of Hastings, which results in death for one and victory for the other and changes the country for ever.
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The drama, which was filmed in Iceland, sees Emily Beecham as Harold’s spouse Edith Swan Neck, while…