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HAROLD II . (c. 1022-1066), See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of the See also:English, the second son of See also:Earl See also:Godwine, was See also:born about 1022. While still very See also:young (before 1045) he was appointed to the earldom of the See also:East-Angles. He shared his See also:father's See also:outlawry and banishment in 1051; but while Godwine went to See also:Flanders, Harold with his See also:brother Leofwine took See also:refuge in See also:Ireland. In 1052 Harold and Leofwine returned. Having plundered in the See also:west of See also:England, they joined their father, and were with him at the See also:assembly which decreed the restoration of the whole See also:family. Harold was now restored to his earldom of the East-Angles, and on his father's See also:death in 1053 he succeeded him in the greater earldom-See also:HARP I t
of the West-See also:Saxons. He was now the See also:chief See also:man in the See also:kingdom, and when the older earls See also:Leofric and See also:Siward died his See also:power increased yet more, and the latter See also:part of See also:Edward's reign was virtually the reign of Harold. In 1055 he drove back the Welsh, who had burned See also:Hereford. In 1063 came the See also:great Welsh See also:war, in which Harold, with the help of his brother See also:Tostig, crushed the power of Gruffyd, who was killed by his own See also:people. But in spite of his power and his prowess, Harold was the See also:minister of the king rather than his See also:personal favourite. This latter position rather belonged to Tostig, who on the death of Siward in 1055 received the earldom of See also:Northumberland. Here, however, his harshness soon provoked enmity, and in ro65 the Northumbrians revolted against him, choosing Morkere in his See also:place. Harold acted as mediator between the king and the insurgents, and at length agreed to the choice of Morkere, and the banishment of his brother. At the beginning of 1o66 Edward died, with his last breath recommending Harold as his successor. He was accordingly elected at once and crowned. The men of Northumberland at first refused to acknowledge him, but Harold won them over. The See also:rest of his brief reign was taken up with preparations against the attacks which threatened him on both sides at once. See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William challenged the See also:crown, alleging both a See also:bequest of Edward in his favour and a personal engagement which Harold had contracted towards him-probably in 1064; and prepared for the invasion of England. Meanwhile Tostig was trying all means to bring about his own restoration. He first attacked the Isle of See also:Wight, then Lindesey, but was compelled to take shelter in See also:Scotland. From May to See also:September the king kept the See also:coast with a great force by See also:sea and See also:land, but at last provisions failed and the land See also:army was dispersed. Harold then came to See also:London, ready to meet which-ever enemy came first. By this See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time Tostig had engaged Harold Hardrada of See also:Norway to invade England. Together they sailed up the See also:Humber, defeated See also:Edwin and Morkere, and received the submission of See also:York. Harold hurried northwards; and on the 25th of September he came on the Northmen at See also:Stamford See also:Bridge and won a See also:complete victory, in which Tostig and Harold Hardrada were slain. But two days later William landed at See also:Pevensey. Harold marched southward as fast as possible. He gathered his army in London from all See also:southern and eastern England, but Edwin and Morkere kept back the forces of the See also:north. The king then marched into See also:Sussex and engaged the See also:Normans on the See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill of Senlac near See also:Battle (see See also:HASTINGS). After a fight which lasted from See also:morning till evening, the Normans had the victory, and Harold and his two See also:brothers See also:lay dead on the See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
field (14th of See also:October 1o66).
End of Article: HAROLD II
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