King & Conqueror
The story of a clash that defined the future of a country and a continent for a thousand years. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These two former allies with no design on the British throne found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.
Last Episode Date: 2025-08-31
Drama
Action & Adventure
★★★★★★★★★★ (22 votes)
Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024pyz
Casts
James Norton
as Harold Godwinson
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as William of Normandy
Clémence Poésy
as Matilda of Normandy
Emily Beecham
as Edith Swanneck
Eddie Marsan
as King Edward
Juliet Stevenson
as Lady Emma
Jean-Marc Barr
as King Henry of France
Luther Ford
as Tostig Godwinson
Geoff Bell
as Godwin
Elliot Cowan
as Sweyn
