Harold Godwinson is better known as King Harold II, and was the last of the true Anglo-Saxon Kings of England. He succeeded his father Godwin as monarch on 4th January 1066, but ruled for less than a year before being killed attempting to repel the Norman Invasion at The Battle of Hastings on 4th October the same year.
He died after being shot through the eye by a Norman infantry archer, and was about 60 years old- he is one of only 3 English kings to have died in battle, the others being Richards I and III.
The site of his death on Hastings battlefield later became the location of Battle Abbey. His exact burial place is not known, but is thought to be either Waltham Abbey in Essex, or Bosham Church on the coast near Chichester in West Sussex. There is strong evidence to support the theory that the latter is his true burial place- a coffin was discovered there in 1954 containing the remains of an Anglo-Saxon man missing his head, one leg and the lower part of his other leg, injuries consistent with accounts given at the time of the Invasion and also supporting the statement by contemporary chronicler William Poitier that Harold was buried by the sea. The remains were reburied, but the Diocese of Chichester refuses to allow them to be re-exhumed for DNA testing to prove that the remains are, indeed, King Harold's.
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Harold Godwinson earl of wessex, Duke William 2 of Normandy and Harold Haardrader king of some where:)
Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, who reigned England from January 6, 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066.
Harold Godwinson was the king of England during the battle of haistings.
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Harold Godwinson died on 14th October 1066 in the battle of Hastings
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At the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
Harold Godwinson earl of wessex, Duke William 2 of Normandy and Harold Haardrader king of some where:)
Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, who reigned England from January 6, 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066.
Harold Godwinson was the king of England during the battle of haistings.
battle of hasting 1066
When the English King died without an heir, duke William of Normandy, Harold Hardradi, and Harold Godwinson fought for the crown. Duke William and Harold Godwinson battled on October 14, 1066 for this matter
He was King Of England. Harold was defeated and killed at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, by William of Normandy, who then became king.
Harold Godwinson - Harold the second - was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and was killed at the Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066.