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| | The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] once met a '''King Harold''', who she described as a "big fella" who was handy with a [[sword]], and liked a good [[knock-knock joke]]. |
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| |spouse=Edith Swan-Neck
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| |origin= [[Earth]]
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| |first mention= The Time Meddler (TV story)
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| |first = The Real Hereward (short story)
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| |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bits We've Missed So Far (comic story)|The Bits We've Missed So Far]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Constant Warrior (short story)|The Constant Warrior]]''}}
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| '''Harold Godwinson''' was the [[King]] of [[England]] for most of [[1066]]. Although he defeated a [[Viking]] invasion, he was himself later defeated in the [[Battle of Hastings]] by [[William the Conqueror]]. [[The Monk]] planned to change history by using advanced technology to aid King Harold, thus ensuring that his army would be better able to face William's army. The Monk believed that Harold would have been a good king and that, under his rule, there wouldn't be "all those wars" in [[Europe]] with the claims over [[France]] that "went on for years and years", resulting in people being able to better themselves in the peace. Ultimately, the Monk's plan was thwarted when a group of [[Saxon]]s ran the Monk out of his [[monastery]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') | |
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| The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Mary Shelley]] met King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] met him after he was said to have died at that battle, when he was living under the name of [[Hereward the Wake]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Real Hereward (short story)|The Real Hereward]]'') | | The Doctor once told him a joke: "what do you call a [[knight]] who always cheats on a test? [[Sir Glancelot]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mistress of Chaos (comic story)|Mistress of Chaos]]'') |
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| [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|Mr Smalley]] had an [[arrow]] with a bloodstain on it in [[Smalley & Co Antiques|his shop]]. According to Smalley, some said that the arrow was pulled from the [[eye]] of King Harold himself after the Battle of Hastings. [[Rani Chandra]] replied that she had read online that some said that he wasn't shot in the eye at all. Mr Smalley added that the tapestry of time was a fragile thing and applying the slightest pressure could cause the threads of history to unravel. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')
| | == Behind the scenes == |
| {{Monarchs of England and Great Britain}}
| | The Doctor may be referring to Anglo-Saxon king [[Harold Godwinson]]. |
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