Since that point ... William held his coronation on Christmas Day, 1066. He took the title of "Rex Anglorum," or King of England. His reign is noted for the introduction of French culture and ...

Ever since, Harold has been known as the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. On the 28th of September 1066, William had finally landed in Pevensey, east of Sussex, after taking several months to ...

Archaeologists have likely found King Harold’s lost residence in Bosham, shown in the Bayeux Tapestry, confirming its elite ...

Forty monarchs have been crowned in the Abbey since 1066. Find out more about the history of coronations, the objects and spaces used during the ceremony, and the kings and queens involved.

But on 5th January, 1066, King Edward the Confessor put England in terrible danger. He died without leaving a son and heir. This was a disaster. It left the country vulnerable to attack from ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in Bosham, West Sussex, was once the residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. The site appears in the famous Bayeux ...

The Bayeux Tapestry famously depicts the events leading up to the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, in which William the Conqueror defeated Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England ...

Over the summer of 1066, the new King, Harold II, stationed his troops on the south coast of England. He had news of an impending invasion from William, Duke of Normandy, who was intent on ...