Recreating the 1066 battle march from Stamford Bridge to Hastings
A man with a passion for Anglo-Saxon history is recreating the ill-fated 300-mile 20-day march of King Harold from York to Battle in Hastings weighed
25 September 2020
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla set during the Viking Age
With the popularity of Vikings and The Last Kingdom it’s no surprise that the next installment of Assassin’s Creed is set during the Viking Age.
1 May 2020
Anglo-Saxon treasures found on Bicester building site scrap heap
The ‘unusual’ discovery of a brooch over 1,300 years old and found on a building site in Bicester has been declared as treasure. The Anglo-Saxon
23 May 2019
Abandoned medieval village is uncovered near Cambridge alongside an archaeological treasure trove
An abandoned medieval village has been uncovered by workers upgrading a stretch of road near Cambridge. The remains of 12 buildings cover an area of
28 March 2018
Domesday book lent to British Library for Anglo-Saxon exhibition
Domesday, the earliest public record and perhaps the most famous book in English history, is to be lent to the British Library for a landmark
27 March 2018
Incredible Viking weapons and treasure at Nottingham exhibition
Some of the world’s most important artefacts charting the history of the Vikings and their presence in Britain are on display in a new Nottingham
5 December 2017
Solar eclipses and the middle ages
Dr Anne Lawrence from the University of Reading’s Department of History examines what solar eclipses meant to our ancestors. Looking forward to the solar eclipse?
21 August 2017
Medieval Manuscripts Are a DNA Smorgasbord
In 2010, bioarchaeologist Matthew Collins of the University of Copenhagen and his colleagues realized that the parchment used in medieval manuscripts, which is made of
1 August 2017
The Warrior Queen By Joanna Arman
Æthelflæd, the Lady of the Mercians is a little known figure in early Medieval history who is starting to get her due. The daughter of
6 June 2017
Saxon workshop evidence found by amateur archaeologists in Somerset
Amateur archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be a Saxon workshop in a dig in Somerset. The foundations were uncovered along with a large
16 February 2017
Workmen uncover Hartlepool Anglo-Saxon burial site while rebuilding a wall
An exciting historic find has been made on the Headland after workmen rebuilding a wall came across an Anglo-Saxon burial site. Remains of at least
1 February 2017
Coins discovery ‘will re-write’ Anglo-Saxon history
The Anglo-Saxon coins are said to point to some sort of an alliance in the 870s between Alfred the Great and a rival. Historians say
1 February 2017
Anglo Saxon gold from a Leeds field goes on display
A spectacular hoard of Anglo Saxon gold unearthed by a metal detectorist in a Leeds field will take pride of place in a new specially
1 December 2015
Bernard Cornwell’s ‘The Last Kingdom’ premieres in October!
Adapted for TV, The Last Kingdom, the first novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell finally gets a premiere date! BBC America announced the
19 August 2015
Carbon dating reveals ‘fantastic Saxon find’ at Stafford rail development
Archaeologists have discovered that a wooden butter churn lid unearthed at a major rail development near Stafford is from the Saxon period following scientific tests.
28 May 2015
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