The story of a clash that determined the future of the continent for a thousand years, with roots that go back centuries and extend through a couple of interconnected family dynasties, fighting for power in the territories of two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William the Conqueror - two men destined to meet in the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies who had no intentions of claiming the British throne, but were forced by circumstances and personal obsession to wage war for the crown.