The Battle of Hastings saw Norman cavalry clash with Harold Godwinson’s shield-wall in a brutal contest of tactics, attrition, and deception. William’s victory was not only military—it ...

Second in size is the steed of Harold Godwinson, the Anglo-Saxon king of England. Third comes the horse of Odo of Bayeux, William’s half-brother, who is often credited with commissioning the ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot-long linen cloth crafted in the eleventh century, depicts scenes from William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and his defeat of Harold Godwinson, England’s ...

The tale begins in 1064, with Edward the Confessor, the dying king of England, instructing his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson to travel to Normandy to offer the throne to William, a distant ...

The Battle of Hastings is recreated annually on the site in Sussex where it actually took place in 1066, but its 940th anniversary promised the biggest ever re-enactment. As many as 3,000 re-enactors ...

Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson’s – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, a village on the coast of West Sussex, England, according to a news release ...

Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex (later King Harold II of England), is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry with a hawk while riding to his estate at Bosham for hunting and sea fishing.

The 68.3-meter-long (224-foot-long) tapestry depicts William, Duke of Normandy, and his army killing Harold Godwinson, or Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings.

The 68.3-meter-long (224-foot-long) tapestry depicts William, Duke of Normandy, and his army killingHarold Godwinson, or Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon kingof England, at the Battle of Hastings.

On October 14, 1066, William the Conqueror (r. 1066–1087) defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson (r. 1066), at the Battle of Hastings, ushering in Norman rule.