Title

Harold II swears fidelity to Duke William of Normandy, 1064 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Caption

Harold II swears fidelity to Duke William of Normandy, 1064 (1864). Harold (c1020-1066) swearing an oath on sacred relics before William of Normandy (1028-1087) to support his claim to the English throne on the death of Edward the Confessor. Harold's failure to honour this oath led to William invading England in 1066 in pursuit of his claim. He defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings. Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, was killed in the battle. From a private collection.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1842

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D75_086

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

40,1Mo (3,6Mo) / 35,9cm x 28,0cm / 4236 x 3311 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men religious country religion monarch guy British English color colour king royal Christianity location century Britain oath SWEARING royalty priest relic prince 19th century Duke Norman nineteenth century 11th century Anglo Saxon Anglo-Saxon Duke of Normandy Norman Conquest sovereign King Harold II William the Conqueror King of England William Duke of Normandy lithograph William I Eleventh Century King William I William of Normandy James William Edmund Doyle James Doyle Historica Graphica Collection Harold II Harold Godwineson Harold Godwinson Doyle James William Edmund lithograph