When England Had Three Kings in Seven Years
A stranded heir. A usurper nicknamed "Bunny Feet." A grieving mother locked in a treasury. And a Norman prince whose murder England will pay for fifty years later. Three kings, seven years, and the moment that gave William the Conqueror his excuse.
Primary sources
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
John of Worcester, Chronicon
Encomium Emmae Reginae (c. 1041–42)
Encomium Emmae Reginae (Wikipedia)
Reputable secondary
Harold Harefoot (Wikipedia) | Harthacnut (Wikipedia)
The Death and Exhumation of Harold Harefoot (Brandon M. Bender)
A Clerk of Oxford: The Death and (Un)Burial of Harold Harefoot
King Harold…
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