You hear the term everywhere these days in politics, pop music, business, even race relations. Anglo-Saxon. With the advent of the Human Genome Project, we now know a bit more about who the ...

The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. Nevertheless, ...

The Anglo-Saxon kings were adept at framing laws that reflected their authority. But they had the sense to take local customs into account when doing so. Page 1 of 6 It's easy to forget, as we ...

Some things have changed (we are now without Ian Hart’s stalwart Beocca, who died a heroic death last time around), but the sturdy underpinnings of Bernard Cornwell’s original novels remain. The 10th ...

Explore the reasons behind the Anglo-Saxon migration to Britain. Learn about the factors that led to their arrival in the 5th and 6th centuries, including invasions, displacement, and the collapse of ...

A strong and successful leader became 'cyning', the Anglo-Saxon word for 'king'. Each king ruled a kingdom and led a small army. The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed their power ...

The tale of King Harold, who lost England to William the Conqueror, still looms large in British popular culture. But the ...

Long before modern England came to be, Brixworth’s All Saints’ Church stood as an important landmark in the heart of Britain’s Anglo-Saxon territory. Ever heard of Brixworth, England? If you said no, ...