Most ordinary Anglo-Saxons thought he was a bit weird with his haircut and his itchy dress and they carried on believing in their old gods. So much for Augustine. Aidan to the rescue! He was ...

Framed and mounted on a castle wall are the faded and tattered remains of the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan. Legends tell of ...

He gave the male and female dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air and all living things that move on the ...

Growing up, many of us hear about historical events that sound real, so we take them as fact. Yet, in … Continue reading ...

Archaeologists have likely found King Harold’s lost residence in Bosham, shown in the Bayeux Tapestry, confirming its elite ...

Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, a village on ...

Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.

For centuries, historians speculated about the final residence of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. The famous Bayeux Tapestry ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw land territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland. He was the first 'King of all ...

A recent study by Dr. Jan-Willem de Kort and his colleagues, published in Medieval Archaeology, uncovered an early medieval ...

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.

Teams at Swansea University and King's College London have been working with scientists in Chile on the research. Work is ...