A solid silver Saxon cross has gone on display for the first time in more than 1,200 years after it was discovered by a metal ...

As the site of the "rather gruesome execution", Winchester tour guide Erica Wheeler said "it's not hard to see" why the pub ...

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Could this Anglo-Saxon cemetery, discovered in the shadow of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, contain the remains of the old ruling family of Bebbanburg? 91 individual skeletons were excavated at ...

The skull shapes of ancient Anglo-Saxons have revealed that they were bonded not so much by genetic heritage as their shared language and culture. What they farmed and how they fought is well ...

The late Anglo-Saxon period was defined by ever-shifting struggles for supremacy. Across Northern Europe, chaos collided with opportunity, and Thorkell the Tall was among the many figures who set ...

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In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we examine why the Anglo-Saxons consistently fell to the invading Vikings. Disunity among Saxon kingdoms, poor coordination, and ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to return to the UK for the first time since it was created more than 900 years ago, it can be revealed. The 70-metre-long medieval tapestry, which chronicles the Norman ...

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The famous Sutton Hoo burial site may have also included graves of soldiers recruited by a foreign army, new research has revealed. Helen Gittos, 50, an associate professor of early medieval history ...