"King Canute (the 11th-century English Viking king, who tried to hold back the tide) had similar ideas. But it didn't work, did it? China, in fact, is one of the best examples of isolationism not ...

Born from blood and vengeance, Canute rose beyond his father's shadow to unite England, Denmark, and Norway under one crown—becoming the greatest Viking king in history.

The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on ...