A beloved British actor is set to step into the role of one of Britain's most infamous King's for an upcoming period drama ...

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Following a warm, dry summer, Saturday, Oct. 14, in the year 1066, was a cool, dry day in southern England. It is thought to ...

Gytha Godwinson, one of King Harold's daughters, was an all but forgotten figure until a chance genealogical twist inspired author Ellen Alpsten to reimagine the young royal in a gripping ...

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.

Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by ...

Recent archaeological findings have shed new light on a long-standing mystery about Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. A collaborative study conducted by the Universities of ...

One of the earliest scenes stitched onto the approximately 224-foot-long (68.3-meter) masterpiece depicts Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, enjoying a feast at one of his ...