Gytha Godwinson, one of King Harold's daughters, was an all but forgotten figure until a chance genealogical twist inspired ...

He’s the mythical Celtic warlord who held out against the Anglo Saxon invasion of Britain. His right-hand man was a wizard, ...

Central themes include the formation of power in early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms during the age of Bede (d. 735) and Offa of Mercia (757–96), authority and its articulation in the century from Edgar ...

The bones of a 7th Century saint will be finally laid to rest in Folkestone on Sunday after being formally identified as St Eanswythe. The relics of the town's patron saint were hidden in the wall of ...

Originally a site used as a residence of Kings of Mercia during the Anglo-Saxon period, before being vacated during the time ...

T he sums are eye-watering. In 991 the English king Æthelred paid the Vikings £10,000 to stop them sacking the east coast of England. Three years later a sum variously recorded as £16,000 or £22,000 ...

Each church is distinct and autonomous, but all share a history and beliefs with the Church of England. The Anglican ...

Newsweek has reached out to the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... The ...

Included on the list were iconic buildings in Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and the wider West Midlands. Among the ...

Minted several different political entities, they give a lovely cross-sectional insight into the minting habits of northern ...

The band members — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best (who would be replaced by Ringo Starr) — ...

Sunday 17 November I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! ITV1, 9pm Fresh from receiving yet another Best Presenter gong (their ...