Research led by a North East archaeologist has uncovered evidence of a long lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon ...

This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in ...

A University of Winchester academic has become the consultant for a new French docudrama series on the Vikings and their 'Empire of the North Sea'. Professor of Early Medieval history, Ryan Lavelle, ...

After Sterling Morrison quit the Velvet Underground, he traded his guitar for poetry books. We take a close look at his ...

The South Tyneside town of Jarrow has a long and proud history. In a new book, past meets present in a striking collection of ...

Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king.

The remains of King Harold II, who died at the famed Battle of Hastings, have never been found. But thanks to the Bayeux ...

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As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary ...

This gives us an idea of how difficult life could be in early medieval England. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle close Anglo-Saxon ChronicleA collection of manuscripts written while Alfred the Great was ...