#king and conqueror

[canuterex]

First look at the upcoming series “King and Conqueror” which will be about the invasion of William of Normandy and the subsequent conquest of England. Coming in 2025 on BBC, with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Clémence Poésy as William I and Matilda of Flanders.

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Clémence Poésy as Matilda of Flanders, wife of William, Duke of Normandy Emily Beecham as Edith the Fair aka Edith Swanneck, wife of Harold Godwinson

[BBC’s and CBS' King and Conqueror Promotional Material]

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⚠️ NEEEWWWW

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (as William, Duke of Normandy) and James Norton (as Harold, Earl of Wessex) in some FIRST-LOOK pics for the BBC drama "King & Conqueror" 👑

Nikolaj is also the executive producer of the series and the director of one of the 8 episodes 🎬

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[buffyfan145]

Can't wait to watch this!!! 😀 Nikolaj will play William the Conqueror while James is playing Harold II, the Earl of Wessex. It'll start filming next year to air on the BBC in the UK and possibly Paramount+ in the US (though it says Paramount is selling it even here in the US so it might go to a different streamer/network instead). More cast will be announced soon too.

ETA: Adding on from James' Instagram post this is the first time this part of history and the Battle of Hastings has been told to this scale. It's an 8 episode miniseries too.

[jamesginortonblog]

James Norton with a young artist on the set of King and Conqueror in Iceland

📷 marcinek_dakart on Instagram

[theamethystvampiress]

I'm really psyched about this show. The Battle of Hastings 1066 is like one of the most significant things to happen in English history! I was consumed and obsessed with this battle when I was a kid.

However, the reason I am consumed with this is because:

JOSEPH MAWLE WILL APPEAR AS WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR'S FRIEND AND GUARD, FITZOSBERN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*FINGERS CROSSED AND HEART FLUTTERING*

[westeroswisdom]

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has eight seasons of faux Medieval cred thanks to his character Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones. In an upcoming production by the BBC and CBS Studios he gets to recreate some actual 11th century history in the series King and Conqueror.

Nikolaj's character never got to rule the Seven Kingdoms. But in King and Conqueror he portrays William the Conqueror who became King of England and ultimately the founder of the royal line which still reigns in London.

George R.R. Martin was heavily influenced by English, French, and Scottish history in ASoIaF. GRRM may have had William the Conqueror in mind when writing about Aegon I Targaryen.

In 1066, the English King Edward the Confessor died without an heir. As if dying without a direct descendant to claim the throne wasn't one of the most chaotic things a king could do, Edward took it a step further: He allegedly promised the throne to both his brother-in-law, Harold Godwinson, and to a distant relative, William of Normandy. Harold and William weren't the only ones with a claim, either. While the pope endorsed William's claim, the resulting war of succession would force Harold to fight Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway, who also claimed the thrones of Denmark and England and invaded the latter alongside Harold's brother, Tostig. Anglo-Saxon King Harold would have to defeat Harald before meeting William and his Norman invasion at the Battle of Hastings, all in the same year. If that sounds to you like a lot of drama that could easily be its own television series, you aren't alone. CBS Studios and the BBC are teaming to produce "King and Conqueror," a show about this most pivotal event in English history. James Norton ("Happy Valley") and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("Game of Thrones") are attached to be the titular King Harold and William the Conqueror, respectively. [ ... ] Historians might disagree on whose side of the story is more accurate, but screenwriters and producers agree that no matter what happened, the 1,000-year-old story will make for great television. Michael Robert Johnson ("Sherlock Holmes") will pen the series while Baltasar Kormákur ("2 Guns") will direct. "King and Conqueror" begins production in 2024.

There's actually a physical artistic link between the account of William's conquest in the 1060s and Game of Thrones.

After William's victory, his half-brother Bishop Odo was apparently the commissioner of a tapestry embroidered with scenes which tell the epic story of William's conquest. The cloth, now known as the Bayeaux Tapestry is an amazing 70 meters long. It can be viewed here.

So volunteers at the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland where GoT was produced created a tapestry in the style of the Bayeaux Tapestry which tells the story of all eight seasons of GoT. See our 2019 post about it.

[animeandfun]

Most anticipated original tv shows of 2025 - excited!

[jens-holland]

TOSTIG’S A FUCKING GINGER TWINK I’M SCREAMINGGGG

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CBS Studios today announced new eight-part historical drama series King and Conqueror starring James Norton (Little Women, Mr. Jones, Happy Valley) as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones, Mama, Oblivion) as William, Duke of Normandy.

Written by Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes, The Frankenstein Chronicles) and with the opening episode directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Trapped, Everest, Adrift), King and Conqueror will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

James Norton will also executive produce through his production company, Rabbit Track Pictures and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will direct an episode and also serves as executive producer. Filming is set to take place in Iceland next year. The series is produced by The Development Partnership, Rabbit Track Pictures, Shepherd Content, RVK Studios and CBS Studios in association with the BBC.

King and Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.

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《CBS Studios today announced new eight-part historical drama series King and Conqueror starring James Norton (Little Women, Mr. Jones, Happy Valley) as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones, Mama, Oblivion) as William, Duke of Normandy.

Written by Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes, The Frankenstein Chronicles)》

The trades "forgot" to mention Michael Robert Johnson also wrote the epic bomb movie Pompeii with Kit Harington. Ncw sure knows how to pick them. 😅 Another 🚩is this series will be on Paramount+ 🤢

I didn't even know this was a thing but yeah anon the fact the writer is the same dude who did Pompeii doesn't inspire much confidence tbh. Of course it's not going to be referenced as being one of Mr. Johnson's highlights in these articles considering what a flop that movie was. They obviously don't want people to know he was involved with that mess lol. Sherlock Holmes story wasn't good but was still a huge success thanks to Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.....never heard of Frankenstein Chronicles.

James Norton though.....I really liked him in Death Comes to Pemberley and The Nevers.

Nikolaj does have a bad habit of choosing poor projects especially after GoT but this story looks like it actually has potential? The main problem here is the writer....crazy how CBS didn't hire a more acclaimed writer for this so yeah this is a case of wait and see but idk.

Oh yeah and being on Paramount Plus will probably limit it's audience here in the states....don't know about the BBC over in the UK since not even it's biggest show Doctor Who can score big ratings anymore.

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BBC announces King and Conqueror

BBC announces King and Conqueror

The BBC has announced a new historical drama King and Conqueror. Filming next year in Iceland, it’s the story of King Harold and William the Conqueror. The new eight-part historical drama series stars James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy. Written by Michael Robert Johnson and with the opening episode directed by Baltasar Kormákur, King and…

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on set on the first day of filming the new CBS series "King & Conqueror" 👑

He's also the executive producer of the series and the director of one of the 8 episodes 🎬

Nikolaj will play William of Normandy (or William the Conqueror), and the cast also includes James Norton (Harold of Wessex), Emily Beecham (Edith Swanneck, wife of Harold) and Clémence Poésy (Matilda, wife of William).

(credits: illkippers on IG - March 5, 2024)

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[buffyfan145]

I was already excited about this "King & Conqueror" miniseries as this story of William the Conqueror and Harold of Wessex has never been adapted before like this and with Nikolaj Coster Waldau and James Norton playing them but now we've got the rest of the main cast and they've got a lot of great actors attached!!! 😀 First being a fan of "Rings of Power" and "The Crown" so awesome to see Joseph Mawle and Luther Ford are in this. Then they've also added Eddie Marsan, Emily Beecham, Clémence Poésy, and many more. Can't wait to watch this!!!

[jamesginortonblog]

CBS Studios today announced new eight-part historical drama series King and Conqueror starring James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy.

"King and Conqueror will bring Harold and William to life, depicting their lives, loves and families, and the gripping, high stakes power game that led to their fateful meeting in 1066," said Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition.

Written by Michael Robert Johnson and with the opening episode directed by Baltasar Kormákur, King and Conqueror will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

James Norton will also executive produce through his production company, Rabbit Track Pictures and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will direct an episode and also serves as executive producer. Filming is set to take place in Iceland next year. The series is produced by TDP Development Partnership, Rabbit Track Pictures, Shepherd Content and CBS Studios in association with the BBC. Icelandic production services will be provided by RVK Studios.

The BBC has acquired broadcasting rights for the series in the United Kingdom and it will be distributed outside of the UK by Paramount Global Content Distribution.