Æthelwulf of Wessex ruled during a critical period in the 9th century when Viking threats were increasing across England. Though often overshadowed by his son Alfred the Great, his leadership helped ...

The story of the making of England is often represented as a battleground between the English and the Vikings, with waves of plunder, conquest and combat. Of the multiple English kingdoms, only one, ...

The fire popped and a spark jumped onto the edge of the hide where the king sat. He brushed it away without looking up. His left hand held the Latin psalter open, the right moved the quill in short ...

There are moments in history where a great deal hangs in the balance, meaning that if things had turned out slightly differently, the history which followed would be very different. In the history of ...