The Battle of Hastings saw Norman cavalry clash with Harold Godwinson’s shield-wall in a brutal contest of tactics, attrition, and deception. William’s victory was not only military—it ...

Second in size is the steed of Harold Godwinson, the Anglo-Saxon king of England. Third comes the horse of Odo of Bayeux, William’s half-brother, who is often credited with commissioning the ...

Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror are portrayed as mounting horses with particularly large penises. “William’s horse is by far the biggest,” Garnett said.

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot-long linen cloth crafted in the eleventh century, depicts scenes from William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and his defeat of Harold Godwinson, England’s ...

Harold Godwinson's death, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry Public domain via Wikimedia Commons A missing fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in the state archives of Schleswig ...

A long time ago In one scene of the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, is depicted traveling to Bosham, England, where he then feasts in an extravagant hall.

A long time ago In one scene of the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, is depicted traveling to Bosham, England, where he then feasts in an extravagant hall.

A long time ago In one scene of the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, is depicted traveling to Bosham, England, where he then feasts in an extravagant hall.

Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, seen in a tapestry, thanks to an 11th-century toilet.

Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex (later King Harold II of England), is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry with a hawk while riding to his estate at Bosham for hunting and sea fishing.

The remains of King Harold II, who died at the famed Battle of Hastings, have never been found. But thanks to the Bayeux tapestry and an “en-suite loo,” historians might finally have an answer.