The Last of the Saxons
By way of introduction: Harold, Duke of Wessex, second son of the powerful Earl of Godwine. He laid claim to the throne of England after the death of King Edward the Confessor in the year 10... Read allBy way of introduction: Harold, Duke of Wessex, second son of the powerful Earl of Godwine. He laid claim to the throne of England after the death of King Edward the Confessor in the year 1066, and succeeded to the kingdom. "William the Conqueror," the son of the Duke of Normandy... Read allBy way of introduction: Harold, Duke of Wessex, second son of the powerful Earl of Godwine. He laid claim to the throne of England after the death of King Edward the Confessor in the year 1066, and succeeded to the kingdom. "William the Conqueror," the son of the Duke of Normandy, came to England, defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings, in which Harold was killed, ... Read all