While much remains unknown about Queen Emma as an individual, her story offers a fascinating entrance into the tumultuous world of late Anglo-Saxon England. Daughter of the duke of Normandy, descended ...

From Viking raider to patron saint, a journey through history, mystery, and a 500-year-old cold case. The Youth, the Wild Raids in Europe, and the Spiritual Transformation. Histor ...

An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister.

Sutton Hoo in Suffolk holds one of the most important archaeological discoveries ever made in Britain: a 27-meter Anglo-Saxon ...

Edward the Confessor, who reigned from 1042 to 1066, was the last king of England from the House of Wessex before the Norman Conquest. His reign is often viewed as a transitional period, bridging the ...

When Rome abandoned Britain, waves of Angle, Saxon, and Jutish warriors carved new kingdoms from the ruins of a lost province. This is the story of Kent, the oldest Anglo-Saxon realm, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "feather-light" glass beaker found at Wendover is decorated with fine lines a modern glass-maker would struggle to replicate, ...

A 900-year-old Anglo-Saxon place of worship has been discovered underneath a church during excavation work. St Cuthbert's in Darlington has been undergoing a £2.5m restoration project to make it more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up of the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, ...

A fragile glass drinking beaker and a warrior's sword are among items on display at an exhibition revealing what life and death was like in early Saxon England. The objects come from three burial ...

The tragic tale of Harold, the king who lost England to William the Conqueror in an infamous battle, still looms large in British popular culture. But that story may need a reset, according to new ...

New research suggests that a legendary 200-mile march by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, may have actually involved some ships. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London The year ...