Archaeologists working near Skipsea Castle in East Yorkshire say a series of rare discoveries is transforming understanding ...

The cemetery found in Suffolk consists of at least 11 Anglo-Saxon burial mounds (barrows) dating to the 6th–7th centuries AD. While acidic sandy soils have dissolved the bones, the excavators have ...

Seventh-century Anglo-Saxon jewelry found on a hillside in Lincolnshire; as there were no graves, these may have been ...

There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

A business born out of a barn in Americus by an unemployed music teacher that proved so successful that the Emporia Chamber of Commerce hailed it as the answer to their post-depression economic woes.

The jewel measures 2.4 by 1.2 inches (6.2 by 3.1 centimeters). Its design consists of dozens of small cells filled with colorful enamel paste and accented by thin strips of gold. It depicts a person ...

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Explore the reasons behind the Anglo-Saxon migration to Britain. Learn about the factors that led to their arrival in the 5th and 6th centuries, including invasions, displacement, and the collapse of ...

Archaeologists may have discovered remains of a hall which belonged to the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold Godwinson's death at the hands of Norman conquerors at the Battle of Hastings ...

Generations grew up believing in a dramatic divide between noble Saxons and conquering Normans, but the truth is far more intertwined. Family ties linked rivals across the battlefield, while later ...