Question

Defeated in 1066 by the Normans, who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England?

A.)Edmund Ironside
B.)Harold Godwinson
C.)Edward the Confessor
D.)Æthelred the Unready

Answer 1

B. Harold Godwinson

Step-by-step explanation:

Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England (ever wonder where we get the word England? it comes from angland.) In 1066 was the Battle of Hastings, a hugely important battle in European history because it began the Norman conquest of England (meaning, the Vikings were now conquering England!). Its important legacies were blending French and Anglo-Saxon languages to create English, and putting William the Conqueror on the throne.

Answer 2

Harold Godwinson

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