The tale of King Harold, who lost England to William the Conqueror, still looms large in British popular culture. But the ...

New research suggests that a legendary 200-mile march by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, may have ...

Here’s one story about how England began. By the late 4th century AD, Roman Britain was in serious decline. Its legions had ...

New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals that King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of ...

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Archaeologists in England have identified a near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, which, they say, may once have been the home of a king who became a saint. Thought to date from the early 9th century, ...

Y ou have to know the angel is there before you can see him. He is hidden around a corner, a carving set high up on an ...

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 ...

The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. Nevertheless, ...