On the 14th October 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold II ... the Viking king of Norway, and Harold Godwinson's own brother Tostig, invade the north of England.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will star at William, Duke of Normandy (Image: Lilja Jons) The series, written by Michael Robert Johnson, will also feature Emily Beecham as Harold Godwinson's wife ...

Young William, Duke of Normandy, quarrels with Harold Godwinson about who should be King of England, before bashing the English and taking the crown at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066! Meanwhile ...

Having been made king following Edward the Confessor's death in 1066, Harold Godwinson was waiting for an invasion in the south, from Normandy. When no invasion arrived he disbanded his army and ...