Using Google Earth as our guide, we chart the Battle of Hastings by placing each key moment directly onto the landscape that ...

After their triumph in the Battle of Hastings, the Normans left lasting marks on the country’s aristocracy, architecture, and even the English language. In 1066, English king Harold had to fight two ...

In The Shape of Battle, Allan Mallinson examines six particular battles which hold a personal connection to him: Hastings, Towton, Waterloo, Sword Beach, Imjin River, and Operation Panther’s Claw in ...

Thousands of history buffs, many in full costume, marked the 950th anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Hastings with a dramatic reenactment Saturday that commemorated one of the most important events in ...

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 ...

Two families, two kingdoms – the cast of 'King & Conqueror' on why this story is about wives as much as it is about warriors. Upon the death of King Edward in 1066, with no son waiting as heir to the ...

British history buffs have something new to look forward to. CBS Studios has developed a period drama series centered on the Battle of Hastings, which formally began the Norman invasion of England in ...