King and Conqueror is a tale of a conflict that shaped the destiny of a nation - and a continent - for a millennium, tracing the relationship between Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy.

Initially allies with no aspirations to the English throne, they eventually became adversaries due to circumstances and their personal desire for the crown.

The two men clashed on the battlefield at Hastings where Harold, the English King, was fatally struck in the eye by an arrow.

In the BBC series, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau portrays William, the illegitimate son of Robert, Duke of Normandy, who faced numerous challenges growing up.

He wed Matilda of Flanders, forming an alliance with Flanders, reports the Express .

William asserted that King Edward had named him as his successor and that Harol

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