British history buffs have something new to look forward to. CBS Studios has developed a period drama series centered on the Battle of Hastings, which formally began the Norman invasion of England in ...

BATTLE ABBEY, England -- Thousands of history buffs, many in full costume, marked the 950th anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Hastings with a re-enactment Saturday that commemorated one of the most ...

BBC historical drama King & Conqueror explores the lives of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy, and the bloody conflict that broke out when they both sought the throne of England. Led by James ...

Using Google Earth as our guide, we chart the Battle of Hastings by placing each key moment directly onto the landscape that shaped it. We begin along the Sussex coast with William’s landing force, ...

As the opening shots of the BBC’s King & Conqueror written by Michael Robert Johnson unfold, the sounds of swords clashing and voices shouting explode - as you can only imagine on a 1066 battlefield.

If you’ve been a schoolchild in Britain over the past half-century, you’d be forgiven for believing our nation’s history exists only in four key moments: the Second World War, the industrial ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The body of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King who died at the Battle of ...

The Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October 1066, was the moment William of Normandy invaded Britain and defeated King Harold II. Simon Marsh from The Battlefields Trust says it’s ...