Narrator: January 1066. The king - Edward the Confessor - is dying and has no children to follow him on the throne. It is said that, years before, Edward named William Duke of Normandy as his ...

While there were clearly many kings prior to 1066, many people believe this to be the transition point from which the British monarchy fully emerged. While there was not one consistent dynasty after ...

If the medieval king was the helmsman of the ship of state, the royal household was the ship's engine. It comprised men from most ranks of society, from the great magnates of the realm to simple ...

The King is laid to rest at Westminster Abbey On 5 January 1066, King Edward dies and the big question in this scene is: "Will Harold stick to his oath?" The tapestry shows the king's funeral at ...

first King of All England, at Bath Abbey. The first documented coronation at Westminster was that of William the Conqueror on 25th December 1066. Before this year there had been no fixed location for ...

Forty monarchs have been crowned in the Abbey since 1066. Find out more about the history of coronations, the objects and spaces used during the ceremony, and the kings and queens involved.