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A stunning treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon coins reveals how rebellion, loyalty and fear shaped England in the wake of 1066.
Roughly around 823 AD, though some accounts say 825 AD, something extraordinary occurred. The Cornish folk, known as the Weala, engaged in a fierce battle with their Devonian neighbours or 'Defna', ...
Behind every king was a queen—and in Anglo-Saxon England, their lives were anything but peaceful. These royal women faced exile, poison, betrayal... and sometimes fought back.
In lending the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry to Britain, France uses a rich visual depiction of a war to weave a peace built ...
President Emmanuel Macron argued Tuesday that France and Britain must work together to defend the post-World War II ...
Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries was a key event in the formation of England. Following the collapse of Roman control over Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, a group of tribes ...
The artefacts have been dated to the Anglo-Saxon era of 7th century AD, Paul Gould, one of the two detectorists who found them in January said.
The Anglo-Saxon kings were adept at framing laws that reflected their authority. But they had the sense to take local customs into account when doing so.
A "very unusual" gold pendant made by an early Anglo-Saxon in imitation of a Roman coin has been discovered by a detectorist. The replica is a copy of a solidus coin showing the emperor Honorius ...
The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest gold collection of its type ever found from the Anglo Saxon era, numbering nearly 4,000 items. The pieces are mostly military type ones and are gold and silver.