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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Watch the first trailer for the hotly anticipated new historical drama picturing the Battle of Hastings, as a release date is finally given. King & Conqueror.

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 ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a legendary medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest, is set to be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. By ...

Research led by a North East archaeologist has uncovered evidence of a long lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, who was killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.