Earlier today the BBC dropped all eight episodes of new historical drama series King & Conqueror onto iPlayer. Starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, as King Harold and William The Conqueror, the new show is an epic dramatisation of the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066.
And though of course we know the result of the battle, the series covers the years that proceeded it, including William and Harold's relationship with each other, their wives, who are forces of nature within their own right and the various complicated politics that accompanied the battle.
However, of course the series does have to come to an end, with only one man taking the crown. And though we know William does eventually succeed, there's a lot that leads up to it.
These are all your important questions about the final episode answered, including the significance of William asking Edith to identify Harold's body, which James Norton, who was also an executive producer on the series, revealed is not as sinister as it appears while speaking to Cosmopolitan UK.
Who wins the throne in King & Conqueror?
Well unless you weren't paying attention in school, it should come as no surprise to you that William wins the crown, and Harold dies.
After seven episodes of growing tension, the eighth episode sees the Battle of Hastings take place. William and his army invade the south of England and Harold races back from the north in order to ready his army.
However, he's at a disadvantage as Morcar refuses to bring his once promised army to help Harold's side. Despite his own sister Margaret, Edith and Gunhild attempting to persuade him to join the fight he watches on from across the battlefield as the two sides wage war against each.
Harold can see how the battle is unfolding and tells his men to retreat up the hill, however, William has already told his men that the only way this battle will end is if himself or Harold dies. And so along with his trusted men he races straight towards Harold.
William gets knocked off his horse and at one moment it looks like Harold could be in the clear. However, William is only down for a few minutes before he's back on another horse and charging for Harold, who then does put on his helmet and joins the battle.
The pair then engage in an epic duel and William goes down, and for a moment the pair look at each other as Harold hesitates to deliver the final blow. However, it's too late as William's men then attack Harold, killing him.
What happens to Edith and her children?
Following Harold's death, Gunhild goes to see Edith and presents her with a key to a chest, which she says her brother asked her to give to Edith in the event of his death. In the chest is a warrant signed by him, which would allow her to go to safety. He also left her a feather which is a signal back of their earlier time together in the series.
Edith is then brought by William to the battlefield to identify her husband's body. It might seem an extremely cruel thing to do by William by showing her her dead husband's body, however James Norton explained the moment is actually mean to be a kindness from William.
"It's all in history books so it's not a spoiler, but William did ask Edith to come and identify Harold's body," he explained while speaking to Cosmopolitan UK. "Not Margaret, his wife of many years and I think that was because William and everyone recognised that Harold and Edith was the true love story at the heart of this."
William then tells Edith to take her children far from England, sparing them from being killed, as they would have been a threat to his ruling.
Edith later visits Harold's grave before departing with the remaining women and children from their family, including Margaret.
What happens to William and Matilda?
The series ends with William's banners being put up in the castle and the crown being placed upon his head, with everyone bowing to him, including Morcar who is still alive. Matilda is last seen back in Normandy rejoicing at the news of William's success.
King and Conqueror is available on BBC iPlayer now
