A gilded silver coin brooch that was the height of fashion during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) has been found by a metal detectorist. The discovery was made in August 2020 near ...

A missing fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in the state archives of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost ...

Discover more about St Edward the Confessor, who is the only king of England to be made a saint. In this KS2 lesson, designed to last for one hour, you will cover the importance of saints within ...

But on the 5th of January 1066, King Edward the Confessor put England in terrible danger. He died, without leaving a son and heir. This was a disaster. It left the country vulnerable to attacks ...

Chineham was occupied by settlers as far back as 2,000BC and then by Anglo-Saxon residents in the period 600 to 800AD.

His funeral took place in the Abbey on Sunday 5th July and he was buried near his wife's monument in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor. A shield was given as an offering and could be the one still ...