In 1215, King John of England faced discontent from his Barons, leading to the creation of the Magna Carta, a landmark ...

How did William the Conqueror turn England into his kingdom? From castle-building to the Harrying of the North, his reign was defined by strategic brutality. This is his story.

If the committee-approved memorial of Queen Elizabeth II in St James’s Park is to be imaginative, well realised and uplifting ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, a natural son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the ...

Normandy is set for an eventful year, with several exciting events lined up. For the past three years, the region has been ...

But it's OK, as long as Prince Harry doesn't end up king. We can skip over the names from before AD 1066, when William the Conqueror came over from France and took over, because names such as ...

Elmswell Old Hall near Driffield is part of a country estate which includes ruins that date back to 1635. The hall is thought ...

Sally: Here we are, William the Conqueror - born in 1028, around a thousand years ago. Harry: I like his crown. Sally: And that's one of his castles in France behind him. Fatima: Let's go take a look.

On this very rare penny, minted between 1066 and 1068, we see the bust of William The Conqueror, wearing a crown and shown standing under a canopy. His name and title (REX = king) are shown around ...

A lost fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a Nazi scientist has been rediscovered in Germany and will be repatriated to ...

A MAJOR attraction in France is set to close later this year and won’t reopen until 2027. The Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy houses the Bayeux Tapestry – a piece of artwork ...