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Definition of Harold ii
1. Noun. King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harold Ii
Literary usage of Harold ii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke (1869)
"harold ii. INVASION OP THE NORMANS. ACCOUNT OP THAT PEOPLE, AND OP THE STATE OF
ENGLAND AT THE TIME OF THE INVASION. Harold n., THOUGH Edgar Atheling had ..."
2. History of England by Edith Thompson, Edward Augustus Freeman (1887)
"Harold II., Jan. 6— Oct. 14, 1066.—On the day of Edward's death, Eari Harold,
though not of the Royal house, was elected King by the Witan; the next morning ..."
3. History of British Costume by James Robinson Planché (1836)
"The second respects a change ordered by Harold in Harold II. from the Bayeux
tapestry. THE MILITARY HABIT which led to his decisive successes in Wales. ..."
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