6 d. ago BBC King and Conqueror star addresses backlash over 'unrealistic' drama

BBB's latest drama King and Conqueror has been a hit with some viewers but others have complained about its historical inaccuracy.

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6 d. ago King and Conqueror's James Norton addresses fierce backlash to BBC drama over one issue

King and Conqueror star James Norton has opened up about the historical accuracy of the BBC One drama after viewers took to social media to make the same complaint

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7 d. ago King & Conqueror star Emily Beecham says her wig almost ‘suffocated’ James Norton during sex scenes

BBC series is a fictionalised retelling of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066, with Norton starring as King Harold and Beecham as his wife, Edith

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago James Norton of King and Conqueror's famous exes, health battle and royal links

James Norton is one of the UK's most in-demand actors, with a string of successful TV and film projects under his belt - and he's set to star alongside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in BBC's King and Conqueror

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8 d. ago King & Conqueror star James Norton's life including famous exes

James Norton is a regular on our TV screens, but what do we know about the Happy Valley star away from the cameras?

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9 d. 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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1 week ago King and Conqueror star says 'I think they could spot it' as he discusses his fears

EXCLUSIVE: King and Conqueror star Eddie Marsan shared a personal revelation as he opened up about his parents' divorce and subsequent turn to Christianity

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1 week ago King and Conqueror star 'terrified of chaos' as they became born

EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Marsan stars as Edward the Confessor in the BBC series King and Conqueror and the actor has opened up about how his parents' divorce and his turn to Christianity helped him prepare for the role

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1 week ago King and Conqueror star says 'I was terrified of chaos' as they address huge life

EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Marsan takes on the role of King Edward in new BBC drama King and Conqueror

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2 w. ago James Norton reveals what he told President Macron about 1066 drama

Norton, 40, is the star of King & Conqueror, which is released on August 24

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2 w. ago BBC star James Norton broke collarbone in 'painful' accident on King & Conqueror

King and Conqueror is a new BBC drama which tells the story of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy who began as allies but were destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings

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2 w. ago Emmanuel Macron decries ‘antisemitic hatred’ after memorial tree cut down

French president responds to felling of olive planted in memory of young Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 The felling of an olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 caused outrage in France on Friday, with Emmanuel Macron promising to punish an act of “antisemitic hatred”.Politicians across the political spectrum condemned the act as an attack against the memory of Ilan Halimi, who was kidnapped by a gang of around 20 youths in January 2006 and tortured on a low-income housing estate in the southern Paris suburb of Bagneux. Continue reading...

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