Saxons resist Norman rule after 1066? William faced several serious rebellions between 1068 and 1071, but in the end remains ...

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 ...

The Anglo-Saxon period, also known as the ‘Dark Ages’ stretched from the withdrawal of Roman forces in 410 AD to the conquest of England by William of Normandy in 1066. The period is remembered by the ...

This gold strip carries the Latin inscription: "Rise up O Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those who hate thee be driven from thy face." It has two sources, the Book of Numbers or Psalm 67, ...

As the crow flies the Goblet travelled 2500 miles from Eygpt but by sea and land it probably had a longer journey.In 1827 a group of workmen planting trees on the hill top of Highdown, north-west of ...

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 ...

We examine the clues in Anglo-Saxon literature and language to determine how they regarded different animals.

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 ...

BBC America’s powerful new historical drama “The Last Kingdom” tells the story that made England possible, and with it the flourishing of Anglo-Saxon culture and law that underpin America as well. The ...

England Saxons exacted revenge for last year's Churchill Cup drubbing at the hands of Ireland A with a hard-fought victory in Bath. Tries from wing David Strettle and fly-half Shane Geraghty, both ...