Sutton Hoo of the north: £10.4m visitor centre to celebrate Anglo-Saxon site
“Just here would have been the great hall,” says Chris Ferguson to a Guardian reporter and a dozen indifferent sheep chewing grass in a stunning
17 November 2021
REVIEW: The Last Viking by Don Hollway
Harald Hardrada is usually remembered for the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the failed invasion of England in Septemberr 1066. Stamford Bridge is quickly overshadowed by
2 September 2021
Call for volunteers to dig into the medieval past of nearby Beoley
Redditch residents have the chance to take part in a community archaeology dig in Beoley over the weekend of October 2-3. Neighbouring village Beoley is
23 August 2021
Cambridge Anglo-Saxon graveyard found under King’s College halls
An Anglo-Saxon graveyard with “huge potential” has been unearthed beneath former university student housing. King’s College, Cambridge discovered the extensive cemetery, containing more than 60
2 February 2021
Happy Birthday Henry V
Today is the 634th birthday of Henry V. A true warrior king who defied the odds and defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
16 September 2020
Burial place of medieval Catholic monks uncovered at Westminster Abbey
Archaeologists excavating a lost medieval sacristy at Westminster Abbey in London have uncovered what they believe are the remains of Catholic monks. They made the
15 September 2020
MAP81: John II The Good: King of France 1350-1364
Listen Now! John II: King of France 1350-1364 King John II of France, called The Good. John ruled during a tumultuous time, the Plague was
28 July 2020
MAP80: Sword for Hire: Mercenaries in the Middle Ages
Listen Now! Fight For Profit Soldiers in the Middle Ages fought for King and Country. But what did they do when the wars ended? Not
14 July 2020
Warwick Castle offers Drive-In movies
Warwick Castle, built by William the Conqueror, started off as a small motte-and-bailey castle in 1068. Over the last 1,000 years it has survived wars,
9 June 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
Church of England moves valuables to Tower of London amid fears of coronavirus lockdown looting
Items include ‘rare and unusual’ silver, paintings, art and artefacts from across capital’s 400 churches The Church of England has moved millions of pounds worth
24 April 2020
Remnants of 13th-Century Town Walls Unearthed in Wales
The Welsh town of Caernarfon played a crucial role in the fraught history between England and Wales; here, in the late 13th century, English king
6 April 2020
PLAGUE PIT, Black Death mass grave with dozens of bodies unearthed after 700 years
Analysis of a medieval mass grave has confirmed that the 48 individuals inside died during the Black Death in the UK. The ancient pit was
3 April 2020
Castle Ghosts of England
Are castles really haunted? If you’ve ever walked through them on a dark, cold night you may have heard strange sounds or eerie whispers. Is
11 October 2019
Dr Sean Cunningham talks Prince Arthur at the National Archives
We featured Dr Sean Cunningham’s book Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was a couple years ago on this site. Now you have chance
19 March 2019
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