Verdic after episode 1 of #KingAndConqueror.
Turgid drama, appalling and terrible history, but a good advert for Icelandic horses.
Turgid drama, appalling and terrible history, but a good advert for Icelandic horses.
#KingAndConqueror. Not a promising start when the moustache is on the wrong man. Now that's a very easy thing to get right.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
August 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Verdic after episode 1 of #KingAndConqueror.
Turgid drama, appalling and terrible history, but a good advert for Icelandic horses.
Turgid drama, appalling and terrible history, but a good advert for Icelandic horses.
This is a general reminder that both the Saxons and the Normans did, actually, wash. #KingAndConqueror
August 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is a general reminder that both the Saxons and the Normans did, actually, wash. #KingAndConqueror
#KingAndConqueror. Not a promising start when the moustache is on the wrong man. Now that's a very easy thing to get right.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
August 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#KingAndConqueror. Not a promising start when the moustache is on the wrong man. Now that's a very easy thing to get right.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
Humans: artfully filthy dirty. Horses: immaculate #KingAndConqueror
August 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Humans: artfully filthy dirty. Horses: immaculate #KingAndConqueror
As the #bbc's (sadly disappointing IMHO) series #kingandconqueror is in full flow, I thought it a good time to revisit this @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon #normanconquest #military #history #design
September 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As the #bbc's (sadly disappointing IMHO) series #kingandconqueror is in full flow, I thought it a good time to revisit this @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon #normanconquest #military #history #design
Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on #KingAndConqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...
August 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on #KingAndConqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...
Very much enjoying this commentary on #KingAndConqueror from an expert on the period
William is still 15 in 1042, but has been congratulated on his victory at Val-ès–Dunes by Emma, which happened in 1047.
FFS.
FFS.
Can I remind everyone at this point (if you are watching live) that William was about 15 in 1042.
August 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Very much enjoying this commentary on #KingAndConqueror from an expert on the period
God this is dire #KingAndConqueror. Makes Monty Python look like Shakespeare
August 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
God this is dire #KingAndConqueror. Makes Monty Python look like Shakespeare
I gave up with the BBC #KingAndConqueror drama part way through episode 1. You are far better off spending the time reading this….it’s what actually happened.
September 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I gave up with the BBC #KingAndConqueror drama part way through episode 1. You are far better off spending the time reading this….it’s what actually happened.
Hm, not sure that saying "fuck" a couple of times really covers up how clunky #KingAndConqueror is...
August 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hm, not sure that saying "fuck" a couple of times really covers up how clunky #KingAndConqueror is...
If you want an excellent introduction to the life of Duke William II of Normandy, the bastard/King William the Conqueror, then pick up Mark Hagger's 'William: King and Conqueror'. #KingAndConqueror. Highly readable and authoritative. 1/
July 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If you want an excellent introduction to the life of Duke William II of Normandy, the bastard/King William the Conqueror, then pick up Mark Hagger's 'William: King and Conqueror'. #KingAndConqueror. Highly readable and authoritative. 1/
Just a note if you expecting live commentary on #KingandConqueror: I gave up after episode 4 on iPlayer because it was terminally crap.
August 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Just a note if you expecting live commentary on #KingandConqueror: I gave up after episode 4 on iPlayer because it was terminally crap.
England had such lovely lava fields in the eleventh century #KingAndConqueror
August 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
England had such lovely lava fields in the eleventh century #KingAndConqueror
And if you'd like a comparative approach that looks at the Normans in Normandy, England and Southern Italy, then their os my own 'A Short History of the Normans'. #KingAndConqueror 3/3
July 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And if you'd like a comparative approach that looks at the Normans in Normandy, England and Southern Italy, then their os my own 'A Short History of the Normans'. #KingAndConqueror 3/3
A clearer view of events in England and WALES in the years leading up to the Norman invasion than shown in ##KingAndConqueror
"A thumping good read!" ##BookReview http://mybook.to/peaceweaver
##HistoricalFiction ##KingAndConqueror ##Wales ##Hastings
"A thumping good read!" ##BookReview http://mybook.to/peaceweaver
##HistoricalFiction ##KingAndConqueror ##Wales ##Hastings
September 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A clearer view of events in England and WALES in the years leading up to the Norman invasion than shown in ##KingAndConqueror
"A thumping good read!" ##BookReview http://mybook.to/peaceweaver
##HistoricalFiction ##KingAndConqueror ##Wales ##Hastings
"A thumping good read!" ##BookReview http://mybook.to/peaceweaver
##HistoricalFiction ##KingAndConqueror ##Wales ##Hastings
Absolutely no idea what's going on because it's all been shot in the dark #KingAndConqueror
August 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Absolutely no idea what's going on because it's all been shot in the dark #KingAndConqueror
Noted Philomena Cunk in the trailers ahead of #KingAndConqueror - prophetic?
August 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Noted Philomena Cunk in the trailers ahead of #KingAndConqueror - prophetic?
May come back to #KingAndConqueror but for now having watched the first few minutes I’ve switched to something that more realistically captures the period
August 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
May come back to #KingAndConqueror but for now having watched the first few minutes I’ve switched to something that more realistically captures the period
I guess the complete disregard for facts at least keeps us all guessing about who will win at Hastings in #KingAndConqueror 🤷🏻♀️
September 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I guess the complete disregard for facts at least keeps us all guessing about who will win at Hastings in #KingAndConqueror 🤷🏻♀️
Visiting Caen has made me fall in love with #matildaofflanders all over again. Thanks to #historicroyalpalaces I’ve been able to spend more time with her. Check out our newly-launched account of Matilda’s extraordinary life here: www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-lon... #normanconquest #kingandconqueror
March 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Visiting Caen has made me fall in love with #matildaofflanders all over again. Thanks to #historicroyalpalaces I’ve been able to spend more time with her. Check out our newly-launched account of Matilda’s extraordinary life here: www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-lon... #normanconquest #kingandconqueror
For all the people saying that you need a lot of background knowledge for #KingAndConqueror, it doesn’t really help.
August 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
For all the people saying that you need a lot of background knowledge for #KingAndConqueror, it doesn’t really help.
Later on today I shall be watching #KingAndConqueror for various reasons. Given they have the moustache on the wrong man, I am neither optimistic, nor looking forward to this.
Maths Half: 'Will you take notes, or will it be easier just to record your swearing?'.
Maths Half: 'Will you take notes, or will it be easier just to record your swearing?'.
August 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Later on today I shall be watching #KingAndConqueror for various reasons. Given they have the moustache on the wrong man, I am neither optimistic, nor looking forward to this.
Maths Half: 'Will you take notes, or will it be easier just to record your swearing?'.
Maths Half: 'Will you take notes, or will it be easier just to record your swearing?'.
The best intro to the process of the conquest for me is Brian Golding's 'Conquest and Colonisation'. @benpohl.bsky.social has edited a Cambridge companion to the age of William which takes a thematic approach. #KingAndConqueror 2/
July 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The best intro to the process of the conquest for me is Brian Golding's 'Conquest and Colonisation'. @benpohl.bsky.social has edited a Cambridge companion to the age of William which takes a thematic approach. #KingAndConqueror 2/
You can tell we're in France now because a) the caption says so and b) everyone there is speaking English weeth a vair'vair' French accent, zut alors #KingAndConqueror
August 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You can tell we're in France now because a) the caption says so and b) everyone there is speaking English weeth a vair'vair' French accent, zut alors #KingAndConqueror
August 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM