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 ...

After the death of English King, Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson was crowned king on 6 January 1066. He was a powerful earl and member of a prominent Anglo-Saxon dynasty. Image caption ...

He ordered his army to invade England. On October, 1066 the Duke William and King Harold's armies met on a ridge on the Downs. The Battle of Hastings began. William became King of England on 25th ...