Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A quick look at the origin story of Earl Godwin, father of Harold II of England, and how he became an earl to begin with. See the full video on the House of Godwin at youtu.be/Orm76b7rywA.

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Footnotes:
[1] Barlow, Frank, _The Godwins: The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty_ (Oxford, 2003), p. 24.
[2] Ibid., p. 27.

Full bibliography can be found in the description of the full length video.

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