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14 matches to Harold II
Harold II. Last Saxon king of England, 1066. Killed at Hastings.
Hastings, Battle. 1066. William defeats Harold II, conquers England for Normandy.
Tostig. -1066. Brother of English Harold II. Aided William the Conqueror and Norway’s Harold III invasions of England.
William I. The Conqueror. c1027-87. Norman conquest of England, 1066. Defeated Harold II at Hastings. Ordered Domesday Survey 1085. Built Tower of London 1086. Imported feudal system.
Alexander, Harold (of Tunis). 1891-1969. British. Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean 1944-45. Directed Dunkirk evacuation. Governor General of Canada, 1946-52.
Ali Pasha. 1741-1822. Turkish governor of Greece. Byron’s “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” subject.
Arlen, Harold. 1905-86. US songwriter. Over the Rainbow.
Byron, Lord. 1788-1824. English Romantic poet. Aided Greek indep. Hours of Idleness, Prisoner of Chillon, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage 1812, Don Juan 1812.
Harmsworth, Harold. 1868-1940. English newspaper publisher. Daily Mail.
MacMillan, Harold. 1894-1986. British Conservative Prime Minister 1957-63.
North Africa Campaign. 1940-3. Montgomery, Alexander defeat Rommel’s Afrikan Korps.
Pinter, Harold. 1930-. English playwright. Birthday Party 1958. Caretaker 1960.
Urey, Harold. 1893-1981. US physicist. Isolated deuterium 1931. Heavy water needed for atomic bomb.
Wilson, Harold. 1916-95. British Labour Prime Minister 1964~76.