It indicates that Josiah, the last great king of Judah, fell at the hands of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II - a death which ...

Britain, early-10th century AD. Edward, King of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia has died, creating a power vacuum in the kingdom. Vying to be king are Aethelstan and Aelfweard, both sons of Edward ...

Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Uncover new archaeological evidence at Tintagel that suggests the legend of King Arthur started in a prosperous and ...

King Omri, who ruled the northern kingdom of Israel in the early ninth century b.c., has been attested to by Assyrian sources. He was a powerful regional figure but did not outlaw worship of other ...

King Rehoboam made the decision to establish two new temples, one in Beit El and the other in Dan, both of which included golden calf statues (1 Kings 12:28–29). He even made up his own holidays a ...

According to the first Book of Kings, ... (I Kings 16:32), which in the eyes of the Judah scribes further underscored the perfidy of the Northern Kingdom.

Far too often, “The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die,” an incomprehensible period epic based on the five-season television series “The Last Kingdom,” mistakes the mere presence of blood ...