The Last Anglo-Saxon King | Harold Godwinson
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Published 2024-06-15
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Ancestry & Early Life
06:15 Rise to Power
15:07 Harold's Conquest of Wales
18:12 The Oath that would haunt Harold
20:54 Harold's strife with his brother Tostig
22:45 English Crown in Turmoil
29:01 The End of the Viking Age
38:54 The Battle of Hastings & The Last Anglo-Saxon King
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All Comments (21)
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Harold Godwinson is one of the most interesting and heroic figures of the Middle Ages. He isn’t given nearly enough credit for the role he played in forging the England that was such a tempting prize to so many. I wish someone would make a big budget feature film on his life and impressive accomplishments.
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Glad this video came out , I needed a break form the history that the world is experiencing at the moment. Thanks.
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The fact that Harold chose what the people wanted over his brother shows you he would have been a fair ruler. Long live Harold the last Saxon King of England!
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Emma of Normandy, as well as being William's great-aunt, was Aethelred's second queen, by whom she was mother of Alfred Aetheling and Edward Confessor. She later married Cnut, by whom she was mother of Harthacnut. Edmund Ironside's mother was Aethelred's first queen, Aelfgifu of York. Their line rejoins the royal line when Margaret of Scotland's daughter Matilda married William's youngest son, Henry I, uniting all the bloodlines.
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Massive respect to Harold Godwinson a fitting man to be the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings.
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Timing of hadrada’s invasion could not have been worse
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You only bring magnificent histories. Thank you for making the weekend awesome! All the best History Profiles
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Thank you for this. Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's veritably obsessed with Anglo-Saxon warfare and society I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt. Especially the military stuff rocks. Keep up with the amazing work.
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William may have been better but gotta give Harold crédit: He defeated the Last great viking in hardrada
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The Vikings had already left their genetic legacy on the island of Britain by 1066. Harold Godwinson was himself half-Viking. Then again, it all circles back anyway because the Scandinavians are a Germanic people by ancestry. In other words, the people at Hastings were culturally different, but ethnically fairly similar.
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Literally came from watching Vikings Valhalla (for the second time) to this upload! 🎉😊
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Thanks For this! Love your content 😊😊😊
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I love all your stories and your voice is one that makes it most awesome to listen to along with the background music, all of your stories are wonderful!
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Actually, he was only HALF anglo-saxon, at most. His mother wasn’t anglo.
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Perhaps the most under rated king of England.
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A great watch thank you for such detailed well presented work
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STOKED! I love these videos on the earliest kings of the various kingdoms and early monarchy! Thank you!
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Good History Of Kings
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I heard Harold II is descendant of Aethelwulf son and brother of Alfred the Great
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Thank you for the video & I appreciate the work you put in on it.
