In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we explore why the Anglo-Saxons were repeatedly defeated by ...

June 2015: West Mercia Police recover 29 Anglo-Saxon coins from larger hoard that ... a financial and political alliance between the two kings, showing Ceolwulf was more important than reports ...

Artists and historians are hoping plans for a museum and art trail will help to mark a Viking clash that took place in Wolverhampton 11 centuries ago. The Battle of Tettenhall, also known as the ...

Adrian IV was the first, and so far, only English Pope.

Thousands of men died, among them two Danish kings and several nobles ... husband's successor and took control of Mercia, one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, now known as the Midlands.

This is a story of treachery, secrecy and greed which led to two friends ending up in jail and a mystery about buried coins.

The medieval Church of St. Wystan’s in Repton is best known for its well-preserved eighth-century crypt containing the remains of two Anglo-Saxon kings. Kate Peters In 1974, the archaeologists ...

The south London versus Surrey debate has long sparked division, and here are five south London towns that used to be in Surrey.

In one Anglo-Saxon cemetery in eastern England rest the ... Emma married Cnut, the island’s new ruler. Eventually becoming queen of England, Denmark and Norway, Emma helped forge a dynasty ...

Two British metal detectorists face jail time after finding a $3.8 million Viking treasure and failing to report it to ...