Harald arrived with an army on England’s north-east coast in mid- September 1066. King Harold swiftly assembled his forces and marched day and night towards York to counter this new threat.

A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council to create a gallery in the round tower at the Museum of Somerset to allow the hoard to be displayed. The Chew Valley Hoard contains 1,236 ...

The mysteries of the propaganda and porn of England's most important historical relic show the embroidered tale of William's ...

We may not know exactly how England's King Harold died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but die he certainly did, in spite of later rumours that he fled and became a hermit. But what if it had ...

In 1066, English king Harold had to fight two enemies in quick succession: the Norse in the north and the Normans in the east. But it was only the Norman duke, William, who threatened Harold's ...

1066, the Bayeux Tapestry, William the Conqueror (who was good at his job) and good King Harold (who got shot in the eye). Today is King Harold Day, when we remember his brief reign and bloody end.

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.

The last Anglo-Saxon king of England: After being elected as monarch by the Witan (a sort of English parliament), Harold was crowned king, as portrayed in this 13th century image. ( Wikimedia ...

Every schoolchild knows that King Harold lost the Battle of Hastings because he and his army were exhausted after a long march. But now there is another theory. Research suggests that England's ...

Gytha Godwinson, one of King Harold's daughters, was an all but forgotten figure until a chance genealogical twist inspired author Ellen Alpsten to reimagine the young royal in a gripping ...