1064 Collection

Events / Britain / Norman
King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

Boeing 727-224 N66732 (msn 20661 / 1064), of Continental Air Lines. Date: circa 1992

MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet ECM 16+27
Luftwaffe - MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet ECM 16+27 (msn 1064), of JBG-32, at Boscombe Down for the Air Tournament International on 13 June 1992. Date: 1992

Harold swears fealty to Duke William
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

HAROLD SWEARS FEALTY
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I) Date: 1064

Harold Pays Homage
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I) Date: 1064

Harold Swears (Doyle)
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I)

Norman Conquest 1 of 16
Harold sets sail to confirm to William, duke of Normandy that he will succeed Edward the Confessor on the English throne

Sopwith Two-seater Scout Spinning Jenny 1064
Sopwith Two-seater Scout Spinning Jenny, 1064

Man with Axe / Bayeux 3 / 16
Man with an axe

Harold Swears Fealty
Harold, earl of Wessex, touching holy reliquaries with either hand, swears fealty (allegiance) to Guillaume, duc de Normandie, later William I of England

Norman Conquest 2 of 16
Earl Harold sails to France

Norman Conquest 4 of 16
Negotiations between Harold and William; Harold agrees to marry Williams daughter Aelfgyve

Norman Conquest 6 of 16
Conan surrenders : Harold is knighted by William; they ride together to Bayeux where Harold, touching reliquaries, swears fealty to William, then he returns to England

Norman Conquest 5 of 16
Harold helps William against Conan, duc de Bretagne; though caught in quicksands near Mont St Michel, they force Conan to flee from Dol, and attack Rennes and Dinan

Norman Conquest 1 of 16
King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

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