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Team William or Team Harold? This is why you should choose the Conqueror as his story hits TV screens

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22nd August 2025
King and Conqueror is about to the THE ultimate royal battle on your TV screens. The friendship turned feud between William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex ended in a fight that changed English history forever. The makers of the new show want everyone to pick a side – are you team William or team Harold? Here’s why William is the right answer. Who is the royal in the new…
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The secret queen used by a royal to remove a boy king from power

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22nd August 2025
She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most famous dynasties to disaster before they had even secured the throne. But was she also Queen of England? Eleanor never claimed a crown for herself but as…
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William the Conqueror gets the red carpet treatment - this is the unlikeliest royal star in TV

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20th August 2025
Some of the biggest names in TV gathered for the premiere of a much talked about TV show as William the Conqueror made an unlikely red carpet debut. Stars of the new BBC One drama, which starts on August 24, were in London for the first big showing of this blockbuster telling of the ultimate tussle for the English throne and the seismic events of 1066 that saw William the Conqueror and Harold…
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This is why your brand new £1 coin was actually made three years ago and has Queen Elizabeth II on it

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20th August 2025
Millions of brand new £1 coins are about to enter tills across the UK but the will say 2022 and you won’t find King Charles on them. If that left you scratching your head or wondering if there’d been some kind of time slip, then I can provide the answer. Your brand new coin is actually three years old. On August 20 2025, the Royal Mint released 29 million shiny £1 coins into circulation.
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