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 ...

Aethelstan succeeded his father Edward the Elder as King of the Mercians - and Edward the Elder had a stone tower built in ...

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

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 ...

A new exhibition running at the British Museum explores the vast network of cultural and commercial connections that spanned ...

It's weird to think that England had any other capital besides London, but this beautiful city in Hampshire was once the ...

One of the greatest rivalries in history, the contest between England and France lasted for many centuries. The animosity between the two nations led them to become bitter enemies who fought against ...

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