Harold Godwineson gambled for England and lost
His calculated rise brought him the crown, but defeat at the Battle of Hastings opened the way for a conquest that transformed England
His calculated rise brought him the crown, but defeat at the Battle of Hastings opened the way for a conquest that transformed England
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