The king’s counsel, known then as the witenagemot, hastily selected Edward’s brother-in-law Harold Godwinson to succeed ...

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Newcastle believe they have found the long-lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Saxon king of England. Until now ...

The Bayeux Tapestry depicts one of Britain’s most famous clashes, the Battle of Hastings in which William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson for the English throne. Now, the cloth is ...

Harold Godwinson: Son of Godwine and Earl of Wessex. Harold was very powerful by 1066. He was possibly richer than the King, and had established alliances with all the major magnates of England.

When Harold Godwinson became king of England on the death of Edward the Confessor, Hardrada joined forces with Tostig, Harold's brother, and took an invasion fleet of approximately 300 ships to ...