2007-08-11 09:09:42 · 17 answers · asked by ? 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
King Harold died in 1066 and his official grave site is in Waltham Abbey, Waltham, Essex, England.
You can see some pictures of the grave in the Find A Grave sources given below.
In 2003 some amateur historians claimed that Harold was actually buried secretly in another location (they think it was in the Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, West Sussex, England) and the burial place hidden by Norman troops in order to prevent it from becoming a shrine.
2007-08-11 15:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by aussiebee 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Reign 5 January 1066 — 14 October 1066
Predecessor Edward the Confessor
Successor Edgar Ætheling
Spouse Ealdgyth Swan-neck
Issue
Godwin
Edmund
Magnus
Gunhild
Gytha
Harold
Ulf
Full name Harold Godwinson
Royal house House of Godwin
Father Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Mother Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
Born Circa 1022 Wessex, England
Died 14 October 1066 Battle, East Sussex
Burial Waltham Abbey, Waltham Abbey, England
2007-08-11 09:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
King Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He is buried at Waltham Abbey, Essex. Anyone visiting, should try a terrific pub near by at Bumbles Green, called the King Harold's Head.
2007-08-11 13:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by The Grima Queen 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Battle of Hastings 1066 King Harold killed and body mutilated later buried Waltham Abbey by order of William Duke of Normandy who regretted mutilation of Harold's body
A lesson was learnt that day and it seems today (aledgedley)
2007-08-14 19:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waltham Abbey as said, however Harold may not have been shot in the eye, the Tapestry shows either him being shot in the eye, stabbed/hacked in the leg or possibly both as the inscription above says Harold is dying above 2 Saxons generally ascribed to being Harold.
Best explanation I have read is it shows a spear from a horseman killing a man in the shield wall, an arrow then goes through and hits Harold in the eye and then a horseman (probably one of William's brothers) rides in through the gap and hacks him in the leg or possibly just hacks him down as he stands or falls with the arrow in the eye.
pic is linked below
2007-08-12 00:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by The Pirate Captain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066.
Site of battle - Senlac Hill, Battle, E.Sussex, England.
King Harold is buried just outside Battle Abbey, overlooking Senlac, the site of the Battle of Hastings.
Although the Bayeux Tapestry shows King Harold with an arrow in his eye/head, this dose not prove the manner of his death. The tapestry is an exercise in propoganda following the Norman victory.
Hastings::After his desperate march south, Harold set up his defence on Senlac Hill. This gave him an advantage over William as the Normans would have to fight up a ...
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_hastings.htm
Senlac Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSenlac Hill (also known as Senlac Ridge), was the ridge on which King Harold II deployed his army for the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. ...
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senlac_Hill
Time Ref - History Timelines - Battle Abbey was built on the site of the battle of Hastings. The alter is supposed to have been built at the exact site where Harold was killed. ...
http://www.timeref.com/hpl680.htm
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield : East Sussex ...Battle Abbey & Battlefield will close early at 4pm on 25th and 26th August for the Picnic ... Includes a history and tour of the battlefield and abbey with ...
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConProperty
BBC - History - Harold II (c.1020 - 66)The last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold held the crown for nine months in 1066 before being famously killed by an arrow in the eye at the Battle of ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/harold_ii_king.shtml
King Harold(1) Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, D Version, entry for 1066. Then came William duke of Normandy into Pevensey... This was then made known to King Harold, ...
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDharold.htm
Harold II, Godwinson (1066) British History, Monarchs of Great Britain, King Arthur. SEARCH. Web, Britannia ... Harold II, Godwinson (1066) Last of the Saxon Kings. Harold had become the ...
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon21.html
Harold Godwinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHarold II of England (Harold Godwinson; c. 1022 – October 14, 1066) was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. [1] He ruled from January 5 to October ...
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson
Normandy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAfterwards, prosperity returned to Normandy until the Wars of Religion when many Norman towns (Alençon, Rouen, Caen, Coutances, Bayeux) joined the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy
Unpublished Excavations: ANGLO-NORMAN TOWNS A typical Anglo-Norman town was surrounded by walls and entered through gates. Within the walls there was often a main street, onto which the buildings ...
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/archaeology/unpublished_excavations/section17.html
Bastides or Planned Towns Early Norman towns - at Monmouth and Chepstow, for example - had their earth and timber defences and protective gates. In later times these were rebuilt in ...
http://www.castlewales.com/bastide.html
2007-08-11 20:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-15 20:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was shot in the eye with an arrow at the Battle of Hastings during the Norman Conquests. His army was spread thin and had to march from the north and so was tired when they met William's armies at Hastings.
2016-04-01 04:50:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-11 09:20:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
His remains were initially interred at Battle, where he was killed, but later removed to Waltham Abbey in Essex.
2007-08-11 13:03:37 · answer #10 · answered by marguerite L 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋