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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.
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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.
  
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== Death ==
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He was killed in the [[Battle of Hastings]] on 14th October 1066 at age 45/46.
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Latest revision as of 21:17, May 11, 2021

Harold Godwinson
King of England
In office
January 5, 1066 – October 14, 1066
Preceded by Edward the Confessor
Succeeded by Edgar the Atheling
Born 1022
Wessex
Died October 14, 1066
Hastings, England

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 Danish King Harald Hardrada on September 25, but died fighting William the Conquerer at the Battle of Hastings on October 14.

Death

He was killed in the Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066 at age 45/46.

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