As William led his men ashore in southeast England on their way to what was to become the historic Battle of Hastings, legend has it that this man-who-would-be-king rather ignominiously stumbled and fell face-first into the mud.
It remains to be seen how long Heras will keep up with Armstrong et al but expect crowds to be left in awe by his climbing ability - he could yet be crowned king of the mountains - and will surely bring a stage victory on one of the tougher stages this time around.
It will be chaired by the Governor of the Bank of England, soon-to-be-knighted Mervyn King, and its members will include his deputies, other Bank of England executives, regulators and some external experts.
His death at Bosworth - the last English king to be killed in battle - ushered in the Tudor dynasty beginning with Henry VII.
BBC: Richard III dig: Skull image released ahead of DNA results
The mayors seem to be relishing their new role as king-makers, and Mr Webb will be sending the conference's detailed urban agenda to every presidential candidate.
Was this eccentric "King" aspiring to be the son-in-law of "The King, " Elvis Presley?
But the company does not want to be simply the cheap-appliance king in the Philippines.
That same day, her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, will be appointed king at an inauguration in Amsterdam.
The five-minute song - Koningslied in Dutch - was due to be performed in the presence of the new king and queen on the day of Willem-Alexander's swearing-in at 19:30 (17:30 GMT).
The internal-combustion engine will still be king of the road in the early 2020s, when only a fifth of cars sold in Europe will be hybrid or electric.
When Willem-Alexander becomes king, 9-year-old Catharina-Amalia will be next in line.
Well that will be determined by a supposedly swift probe by the Financial Services Authority - but the Governor Sir Mervyn King said the hole needing to be filled would be "material".
Garage-rock eccentric King Khan may be from Montreal, but his heart is almost a thousand miles away, throbbing from Atlanta to Castle City, Mont.
Traditionalists in Swaziland believe that any girl should feel honoured to be picked as the 34-year-old King Mswati III's latest wife (he already has nine).
Mr Barrington-King said the plans would be subject to consultation.
For example, they have made it clear that they cannot be responsible for the safety of the ex-king (whose arrival has already been postponed several times because of fears of an attack).
Sir Mervyn King could scarcely be gloomier about the short-term outlook for the eurozone - and the UK. He repeated again recently that we were "only halfway through" the crisis - and warned that the economic situation had deteriorated dramatically in a matter of just a few weeks.
Obama "could have found some way to be more constructive, " Rep. Peter King, R-New York, told CNN.
Hun Sen could also extend his government's term and rule by royal decree - but again the king would likely refuse to be involved in such a ploy.
"The franchisee has more skin in the game, " says William Ackman, a hedge-fund founder who is soon to be one of Burger King's newest investors through his fund's interest in Justice Holdings Ltd.
Blitzer asked the king whether he thought it would be acceptable for al-Assad to flee to another country or if he wanted him to be tried for war crimes.
Saudi Arabia's Justice Minister Abdullah Bin Mohammad al-Sheikh told al-Jazirah newspaper that the king felt the pardon would be in the best interests of the Saudi people, and the decision did not reflect any lack of confidence in the Saudi justice system.
Yet if the flop included a king and an ace--well, that would be ugly.
The combination of rising utility bills and higher-than-average healthcare has residents starting to think coal may not be king after all.
FORBES: Could Rising Healthcare and Utility Bills Get Kentucky Off Coal?
Most important, they add a third-tier appeals court, with members to be partly appointed by the king rather than chosen by fellow judges.
"What's appealing to the big businesses is they want to be near the places where the start-ups are, " says Steve King, a partner at Emergent Research, which researches workplace issues.
In Myanmar, cash is king, queen and ace, and your greenbacks best be squeaky-clean and creaseless (local kyat notes bear more scars).
FORBES: Visa Touts Plastic, Mobile Payments In Cash-Only Myanmar
King Abdullah issued a decree that the 150-member council be composed of at least 20% women, the official SPA news agency reported.
"By no means have I ever suggested that I'm better than Ayrton - for me he's the king, and always will be, " Hamilton said.
应用推荐