King Harold II Traditional Cache
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2. King Harold II, ruled England in 1066.
King Harold's story. Edward the Confessor died on January 5,1066. On the same day Harold was crowned king in Westminster Abbey, which had itself only been consecrated 8 days previously. Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. A strong ruler and a skilled general, he held the crown for nine months in 1066 before he was killed at the Battle of Hastings by Norman invaders under William the Conqueror.
The death of King Harold
The Norman Triumph. It was thought for some time Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye. This information is culled from the Bayeux Tapestry, a weaving organized by William's wife telling the tale of the Conquest. A closer look at the Tapestry, however, reveals that the man with the arrow in his eye may not be Harold after all, but a Saxon lord. Another myth of history exploded. With the defeat of Harold the Dark Ages come officially to an end. They were not so dark as they were a time of great tumult and constant change, instability and internecine warfare.
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