Death of King Edward the Confessor and coronation of Harold

The deathbed of King Edward the Confessor, and passing of the crown to Harold Godwinson, and his coronation on a throne with Archbishop Stigand. At right, the comet of Easter 1066 surprises and shocks a crowd. Chromolithograph by William Mossman after an illustration by Charles Stothard made for the Society of Antiquaries in Rev. John Collingwood Bruce's The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, John Russell Smith, London, 1856

1066 Anglo-saxons Bayeux Tapestry Charles Stothard Comet Deathbed English History Harold Godwinson John Russell Smith Needlework Norman Conquest Norman Invasion Normans Rev. John Collingwood Bruce Saxons Society Of Antiquaries Succession Tapestry The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated William Mossman William The Conqueror

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