9 d. ago ‘La tapisserie, c’est moi’: Macron accused of putting politics first in Bayeux tapestry loan

Organiser of petition says French president ignoring expert advice that artefact too fragile to be transported to UKThe Bayeux tapestry is so fragile that transporting it risks irreparable damage, French experts have said, as a petition urging Emmanuel Macron to reverse a “catastrophic” decision to loan the unique embroidery to Britain passed 60,000 signatures.France’s president declared in July that the nearly 1,000-year-old, 70-metre-long wool-on-linen artwork, which depicts William the Conqueror’s victory over King Harold II of England at Hastings in 1066, would cross the Channel next year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago King and Conqueror viewers point out same problem with BBC historical drama

James Norton stars as Harold of Wessex and is also Executive Producer on King and Conqueror whilst Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays William of Normandy in the new BBC drama

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2 w. ago Feuding royal rivals William and Harry go to war. Sound familiar? CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews BBC's King & Conqueror

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: James Norton plays Harold II and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau his old friend turned bitterest enemy, William Duke of Normandy, in King And Conqueror.

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2 w. ago BBC's King and Conqueror: What happened to Harold Godwinson?

King and Conqueror follows the relationship between Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy

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2 w. ago BBC's King and Conqueror: What happened to William the Conqueror?

The new BBC drama tells the story of the Battle of Hastings and the relationship between Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy

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2 w. ago King and Conqueror star James Norton's solemn promise to Emmanuel Macron

A new BBC period drama explores the relationship between Harold and William the Conqueror before the Battle of Hastings, but James Norton assures viewers it isn't biased against the French.

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2 w. ago King and Conqueror star James Norton makes odd promise to Emmanuel Macron

A new BBC period drama focuses on the relationship between Harold and William the Conqueror before the Battle of Hastings, but James Norton promises it isn't biased against the French

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2 w. ago Did William the Conqueror really have an Asterix moustache? No, say historians

As BBC One's gore-splattered medieval drama King And Conqueror begins tonight, viewers will see the future King Harold II rip off an enemy warrior's nose with his teeth.

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2 w. ago What James Norton's King and Conqueror gets WRONG about Battle of Hastings foes William and Harold

New TV drama King and Conqueror is set to portray King Harold and William the Conqueror as 'friends' who were once firm allies before their fall-out led to the Battle of Hastings.

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