hastily selected Edward’s brother-in-law Harold Godwinson to succeed to the throne. King Harold II was coronated on January 6, 1066, the first English king to hold their coronation in ...

Harold Godwinson ruled for only nine months in 1066 before he was killed in the Battle of Hastings, a key event depicted in ...

This 5-minute animated video tells the story of Edgar Aethling, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy, all claimaints to throne in 1066. BBC Teach has thousands of free ...

In 1066, it seems that four people - Edgar Aethling, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy - had all been promised the throne at one stage during his reign by Edward the ...

In 1066, the English king Edward the Confessor lay dying in his bed. Three powerful men had strong claims to succeed him, but only Harold Godwinson was close enough to grab power. Who Was the Real ...

depicts scenes from William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and his defeat of Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king, at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. (See “Unfolding the ...