TV King & Conqueror King & Conqueror 7.955/10 by 22 users The story of a clash that defined the future of a country and a continent for a thousand years. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These two former allies with no design on the British throne found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown. Details Casts Posters Images Title King & Conqueror Alternative Titles King and Conqueror First Air Date 2025-08-24 Last Air Date 2025-08-31 Number of Episodes 8 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Drama, Action & Adventure, Networks BBC One, Casts James Norton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Clémence Poésy, Emily Beecham, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, Jean-Marc Barr, Luther Ford, Geoff Bell, Elliot Cowan, Bo Bragason Plot Keywords , Harold Godwinson James Norton William of Normandy Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Matilda of Normandy Clémence Poésy Edith Swanneck Emily Beecham King Edward Eddie Marsan Lady Emma Juliet Stevenson King Henry of France Jean-Marc Barr Tostig Godwinson Luther Ford Godwin Geoff Bell Sweyn Elliot Cowan Queen Gunhild Bo Bragason Earl Siward Bjarne Henriksen Gytha Clare Holman Baldwin Oliver Masucci FitzOsbern Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Margaret Indy Lewis