Then there was Harold Godwinson, an Anglo-Saxon, who believed he should be Edward’s successor. Harold was the Earl of Wessex, the richest man in the kingdom, and had good alliances with all the ...

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The coins were sold at Hansons' Historica auction. Harold Godwinson ruled England from January 1066 until his defeat and death at the hands of William the Conqueror's forces at the Battle of ...

The Battle of Hastings will be brought to life in a new eight-part historical epic on the BBC in 2025, called King & ...

Young William, Duke of Normandy, quarrels with Harold Godwinson about who should be King of England, before bashing the English and taking the crown at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066! Meanwhile ...