6.652 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestHarold’s depleted English forces rush to meet William's assault on the south coast. The resulting brutal battle's outcome is unpredictable.
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.
Acting
Norton and Coster-Waldau weaponize charm, then weaponize everything else.
Production
They actually built Hastings. The whole field. Wild.
Costume
Chainmail that weighs 40 pounds and looks like 400.
Creator
Michael Robert Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Battle of Hastings was actually fought at a place now called Battle. Historians have jokes too.
This is the first major prestige drama about 1066 since the 1966 BBC series—Hollywood finally noticed England exists before Henry VIII.
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