In the 10th century, England's newly established unity faced a dangerous threat as Viking rulers and rebellious northern ...

Two Anglo-Saxon children buried near Tetbury have been confirmed through DNA as brother and sister. The discovery is exciting experts working on an excavation before a nuclear power plant is built.

The five centuries between the end of Roman rule and the Norman Conquest were, for a long time, seen as a culturally desolate era in British history. Whereas classical civilisation was associated with ...

A no-prep, 6-lesson history unit on Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots. Written for Year 3 (ages 7-8). Pick it up at lunchtime, teach it that afternoon - every lesson has a full teacher ...

A new study from archaeologists at University of Sydney and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, has provided important new evidence to answer the question "Who exactly were the Anglo-Saxons?" New ...

Almost a millennium ago, the Battle of Hastings was fought on an English field and depicted on the tapestry. This year’s ...

Archaeologists say the discovery suggests possible trading links between Viking and Anglo-Saxons.

This article will help you teach KS2 History students what a traditional Anglo-Saxon village looked like and some of the key ...

Over the past month, our understanding of England’s distant past has been upended—not by trained archaeologists, but by two hobbyists with simple metal detectors. While prospecting in village ...

A discovery by a metal detectorist on club outing proved to be a significant burial with the remains of an imposing warlord, along with well-preserved weapons and items. Archaeologists have uncovered ...

Now those corroded coins have achieved something no medieval manuscript could: they have proved that a busy English neighborhood genuinely existed a short walk from St Peter's Basilica. Archaeologists ...

The coin was unearthed during an excavation in Nesting, a coastal community in Scotland’s eastern Shetland Islands.