"It is interesting that coins converted in such a specific way date to the reigns of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror, with a concentration in a period of 10 years," said Ms Rogerson.

For this reason, he is often called William the Conqueror. Scenes on the tapestry give historians ... although the nature of ...

There's one historical artefact that tells us exactly why William the Conqueror thought he should ... that's William and Harold, King Edward the Confessor's brother in law. This is Harold and ...

When Harold Godwinson became king of England on the death of Edward the Confessor ... had submitted to William the Conqueror and was made earl of Bamburgh and Northumbria, as well as being ...

So, 1066 was the year when England had three kings: First Edward the Confessor; then Harold Godwinson; Harold the Second of England; and finally, Duke William of Normandy; William the Conqueror.

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 ...

Did Edward the Confessor promise the throne of England to William of Normandy, or was that just a rumour? Was King Harold shot by an arrow through the eye, or is that just a tapestry-maker's fantasy?

Another scene shows Edward the Confessor on his deathbed ... which may have depicted William the Conqueror's coronation as King of England. Regardless of whether the events in the tapestry ...