The remains of King Harold may lie beneath it] The archaeological investigations - carried out in and around the village of Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex - has revealed that Harold’s royal palace complex covered around an acre and consisted of several buildings including a large timber hall.
Using a combination of ground-penetrating radar, data from past archaeological excavations (including a medieval loo) and information from an 11th century artwork, investigators from two UK universities have succeeded in locating the political headquarters of King Harold ii, the English monarch who was defeated and brutally killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
How a royal loo helped track down the lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king The only English monarch whose final resting place is uncertain.
Indeed, in 1954, the remains of a high-status Anglo-Saxon man were found under Bosham church - but have never been scientifically tested, despite several aspects of the Individual being consistent with what is known about Harold and his death.
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king.
