Harold: The King Who Fell at Hastings [Paperback]

Harold Godwinson, King of England, was unable to defend his realm from William the Conquerors invading Norman army in 1066. The Normans wreaked havoc across the country and changed the history of England forever.This full-scale biography of Englands last Anglo-Saxon king reveals an astute political operator who, as Earl of Wessex, won the affection of the English people and the support of Edward the Confessor to succeed him. Peter Rex tells the story of a formidable warrior-king killed in battle in defence of his kingdom.When Harold, King England, fell to William the Conqueror's army at Hastings in 1066 it changed the course of British history forever. This is the life of Harold, Anglo-Saxon England's last king.Peter Rex was Head of History at Prince Thorpe College for twenty years. He was an acknowledged expert on Eleventh-century English and Norman history. He died in March 2012.