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Ruins of the Harold Tower
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Parc naturel marin des Estuaires picards et de la mer d'Opale
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Viviane
July 3, 2024
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Harold Godwinson or Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England from January 5 to October 14, 1066, the date of his death at the Battle of Hastings.
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Andibonn
August 2, 2022
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The remains of the tower are around 1000 years old, because it is said that Harald of Wessex was held prisoner here in 1064 by Guy de Ponthieu after he was shipwrecked on the Picardy coast.
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