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'''Harold Godwinson''' (1022-1066) was the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King of [[England]].  He was the son of Godwin, Earl of [[Wessex]], and he succeeded to the Earldom after Godwin's death in 1053.  Harold was the leader of the anti-Norman party in England.  He succeeded to the English throne on January 5, 1066, after the death of [[Edward the Confessor]].  He defeated an invasion by the [[Denmark|Danish]] King [[Harald Hardrada]] on September 25, but died fighting [[William the Conquerer]] at the [[Battle of Hastings]] on October 14.
 
'''Harold Godwinson''' (1022-1066) was the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King of [[England]].  He was the son of Godwin, Earl of [[Wessex]], and he succeeded to the Earldom after Godwin's death in 1053.  Harold was the leader of the anti-Norman party in England.  He succeeded to the English throne on January 5, 1066, after the death of [[Edward the Confessor]].  He defeated an invasion by the [[Denmark|Danish]] King [[Harald Hardrada]] on September 25, but died fighting [[William the Conquerer]] at the [[Battle of Hastings]] on October 14.
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