Mercia saw the rise of kings, Christianity and our very identity, as Max Adams reveals in this genius history, The Mercian Chronicles ...

Fathers often handed down their swords to their sons. This is the handle of an 8th century sword. When Anglo-Saxons died, their bodies were often cremated or buried in a grave along with some ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary ...

(Pic credit: Tony Johnson) The settlement’s original name was spelt Gherinstone and it was also documented as Garsington or Gersington and the name derives from the Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon and ...

Norfolk has the largest concentration of medieval churches in the world. Almost 1000 were built, and today an incredible 639 ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

Dating back to the eigth century, Offa's Dyke is a tangible sign of the emergence of a distinct Welsh identity. An earth structure, it was built by King Offa of Mercia, and at 270km long, it passed ...

2 Peter 3:16 Ever since the Protestant Revolt in the 16th century ... on Saxon Bibles. During the 9th and 10th centuries, King Alfred the Great and Archbishop Aelfric worked on Anglo-Saxon ...

Prior to this, two Anglo-Saxon thanes, Dunstan and Glunier ... West Yorkshire Archive Service At the outset of the 20th century, Temple Newsam House and estate was occupied by the Hon.

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