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Archaeologists in the UK have uncovered the long-lost palace of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Azernews reports. Researchers from two British universities used underground radar ...

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Archaeologists from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter confirmed the location of the lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, in Bosham, West Sussex.

open image in gallery The partly Anglo-Saxon church at Bosham, West Sussex. The remains of King Harold may lie beneath it (Wikimedia Commons) But some medieval sources provide information that ...

(Credit:© The Society of Antiquaries of London) Researchers in the U.K. have announced the discovery of a lost residential site belonging to Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. This site can ...