For centuries, historians speculated about the final residence of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. The famous Bayeux Tapestry ...

Discoveries by detectorists, as well as beachcombers and mudlarkers — who search for items on riverbanks — shine new light into corners of British history. The necklace of glittering gold and garnet ...

The long-lost palace of King Harold II, who was defeated at the Battle of Hastings, has been located in Sussex, following ...

Clive has written and co-authored a dozen books and nearly 100 published academic papers. Based in Newcastle, he also founded ...

Mercia saw the rise of kings, Christianity and our very identity, as Max Adams reveals in this genius history, The Mercian Chronicles ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have ...

Constantine mac Áed (Constantine II), the grandson of Kenneth MacAlpin, began his life as an exile. In 878 AD his father, Áed, had been slain by a Giric, son of Dungal, and Constantine, a young boy at ...

More than 10 per cent of UCAS applicants from the upper sixth and class of 2024 have received offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge.

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, ...

Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.