Historians hold him in high regard, he has been described as, “The Father of mediaeval modern England” and “One of the ...

A medieval healthcare facility has been unexpectedly discovered after a sinkhole emerged in York's city centre. The sinkhole uncovered structural remains that date from the 12th and 13th centuries and ...

In the 9th century the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms came under increasing attack from the Vikings, culminating in the invasion by the ...

Assassins, royal marriages and diplomatic gift-giving: historian and archaeologist Max Adams explains how the kings of Mercia ...

In the shadow of its Victorian glory, this historic Northern town is poised for a comeback. Uncover the sweeping changes ...

Known as the Bromeswell bucket, the artifact found at England’s Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon site probably held the cremated remains of an important person, archaeologists say.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in Bosham, West Sussex, was once the residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.

The last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold Godwinson (Harold II) ruled for only nine months in 1066 before he was killed in the critical Battle of Hastings. His residence Bosham, on the coast of ...

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. By David Nikel , Senior Contributor.

A major university in England is reportedly distancing itself from the term "Anglo-Saxon" out of concern it evokes an exclusive racial identity that could evoke nationalism.

Anglo-Saxon warriors could have fought Sassanid forces in northeast Syria, in a remarkable understanding of history of the MENA region. The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic-speaking people who invaded and ...

Although the journal is not banning the term, the publisher stated there are more inclusive terms that could be used for the inhabitants of early medieval England. “‘Anglo-Saxon’ is an ...