King & Conqueror

Overview

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.

Seasons

Series 1

8 episodes

Cast

James Norton

Harold Godwinson

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

William of Normandy

Clémence Poésy

Matilda of Normandy

Emily Beecham

Edith Swanneck

Eddie Marsan

King Edward

Juliet Stevenson

Lady Emma

Jean-Marc Barr

King Henry of France

Luther Ford

Tostig Godwinson

Geoff Bell

Godwin

Elliot Cowan

Sweyn