After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be ...

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 ...

Each of us tells a story about who we are, often tracing our identity back through an imagined line of ancestors. Though ...

Archaeologists say a second oven has been unearthed, suggesting it was a busy hub producing cloth.

In reverse historical order, Domesday is the exemplum of what not to do, which is turn an average idea for In Our Time on Radio 4 into an hour-long documentary for the television. This is the greatest ...

Excuse me. Yes, you… would you like to learn about the Vikings? Great! Well let’s start at the beginning… The Vikings lived over 1000 years ago, but they don’t look that old to me, what’s your secret?

Long before it became the top exporter of brooding BBC actors or steamed puddings, the United Kingdom was simply a cold, rocky island off the coast of Europe. It wasn’t until the arrival of ...

A previously unknown Saxon village has also been unearthed during the year-long dig, say experts. Metal detectorist Chris Ulliott chanced on the object during an organised dig in Ryedale. Auctioneers ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history and history of Britain continues with episode 3 ...

The fragment of a bone comb was recovered during archaeological excavations at Prebendal Manor, Nassington. To date no other inscribed pieces have been found in Northamptonshire. The inscription shows ...

Scholars have long been fascinated by the Anglo-Saxon period of British history, which spans approximately 600 years, from the end of Roman rule in around AD 410 to the start of the Norman conquest in ...