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Harold II

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Harold II 1022?-1066.
King of England (1066) and the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs. He succeeded Edward the Confessor and was killed fighting the invasion of William the Conqueror.
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(Biographies / Harold II (?1022-1066) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?1022-66, king of England (1066); son of Earl Godwin and successor of Edward the Confessor. His claim to the throne was disputed by William the Conqueror, who defeated him at the Battle of Hastings (1066)
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Noun1.Harold II - King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
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Who led the English army into the Battle of Hastings in 1066: Harold II or William II?
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45pm) Tony Robinson and the team visit a field in South Wales where King Harold II is reputed to have built a hunting lodge the year before the Battle of Hastings.
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45pm) Tony Robinson and the team visit a field in South Wales where King Harold II is reputed to have built a hunting lodge the year before the Battle of Hastings.
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