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The statue shows Edith Swanneck finding the body of the English king Harold Godwinson (r. Jan-Oct 1066) on the field of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It was built by Charles Augustus William Wilke, 1875, a few miles from the battlefield of Hasting, in Sussex, southeast England.
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Original image by Alexis Markwick. Uploaded by Michael McComb, published on 09 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Markwick, A. (2025, April 09). Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20298/statue-of-harold-godwinson-and-edith-swanneck/
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Markwick, Alexis. "Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 09, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20298/statue-of-harold-godwinson-and-edith-swanneck/.
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Markwick, Alexis. "Statue of Harold Godwinson and Edith Swanneck." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Apr 2025. Web. 14 Apr 2025.
