1066, the childless monarch had no direct heir to pass his title to. The king’s counsel, known then as the witenagemot, hastily selected Edward’s brother-in-law Harold Godwinson to succeed to the ...
Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, a village on the coast of West Sussex, England, according to a news release published Jan ...
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king.
Harold Godwinson (Harold II) ruled for only nine months in 1066 before he was killed in the ... The Bayeux Tapestry, showing King Harold riding to Bosham, where he attends church and feasts ...
British archaeologists have located the remains of an 11th-century royal residence in Bosham, West Sussex—almost certainly ...
A house in England is most likely the site of a lost residence of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
It was known that King Harold's estate was within the village ... significant — we have found an Anglo-Saxon show-home.' 1066: Between seven and twelve thousand Norman soldiers defeat an English ...
Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby ...
Harold died and William won, becoming King of England and irrevocably changing the trajectory of the country. This story is ...
One of King Harold's manors appears twice in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, but only 948 years later have researchers finally identified the building's remains.
King Harold II was coronated on January 6, 1066, the first English king to hold their coronation in Westminster Abbey. However, King Harold II would ultimately reign for less than a year.