Rival Claimants to the Throne: 1066 1) Harold Godwinson


	Claim	Strength of Claim
	Appointed King by Edward the Confessor on his deathbed	Good - supported by Witnesses (they were mostly already loyal to him) Had the WITAN on side
	Chance of Success	Outcome of his claim
	Excellent - Harold had the support required to be made king (the Witan) If war was to break out he would be fighting on home soil	Killed in the first battle of the Norman Invasion (Battle of Hastings), apparently with an arrow in his eye Did not manage to keep hold of the throne

Killed in the first battle of the Norman Invasion (Battle of Hastings), apparently with an arrow in his eye
Did not manage to keep hold of the throne

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