King Harold – Death, Family and the Battle of Hastings
Harold Godwinson, known to history as King Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England. His reign lasted barely ten months in the tumultuous year of 1066. He died at the Battle of Hastings fighting William of Normandy, an event that reshaped English history. Born around 1022 or 1023 into the powerful Godwinson … Read more