The fast ascension of Harold Godwinson to the English throne in 1066 was greeted with fury by rivals Duke William of Normandy and brutal Viking warlord Harald Hardrada. A Rare Look at Tucker Cars ...

But on the 5th of January 1066 ... Harold was the Earl of Wessex, the richest man in the kingdom, and had good alliances with all the major nobles of England. He had been the late King’s ...

King Harold II was coronated on January 6, 1066, the first English king to hold their coronation in Westminster Abbey.

Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, leading to William the Conqueror becoming King of England. A timber building with a toilet built into it dated to the late Saxon period was ...