Nicholas Higham’s How England Began: From Roman Britain to the Anglo-Saxons has just been published. While Æthelstan’s grandfather, Alfred, had revived the practice of issuing law codes, Æthelstan was ...

While Æthelstan’s grandfather, Alfred, had revived the practice of issuing law codes, Æthelstan was by far the ...

Not content to degrade and mangle the English language in their mission to make it conform to their progressive ...

CA 421 examined the archaeological evidence for ‘lordly’ sites of the Norman Conquest. Another ‘great site’ that I will mention in this section has an ambiguous position amid all the jockeying for ...

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history continues with a video on the Anglo-Saxons ...

The earliest written record of the area dates back to 1237 as "Horalds Wood", named after King Harold Godwinson, the last ...

This annual meteor shower occurs as Earth passes through the dusty debris left behind by Halley’s Comet as it journeys around ...

A ghoulish face and a graceful dragon decorate the broken clay tiles from the late 13th century or early 14th century. They ...

There is a moment in every alliance when something shifts—not with a declaration, not with a rupture, but with a hesitation ...

An 11th-century seal once owned by Edward the Confessor has been found again in the French National Archives in Paris.

A rediscovered royal seal reveals how Edward the Confessor drew on Byzantine and European influences to shape early English rule.

The beautifully crafted ring has gems inset into a bird in flight design in its centre When metal detectorist Dean Young found an ornate gold ring with a connection to the Saxon god Woden, he "had a ...