In a land turning to the cross, Penda stood for the old gods—fierce, unyielding, and unconverted to the very end.

English history. In a succession crisis like no other three warlords separated by hundreds of miles and savage seas vied for control of the English throne in a series of bloody battle. From Harald ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship ...

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 ...