History documentary dealing with the origins of the British monarchy amid the Anglo-Saxon / Viking wars of early medieval England. Today, the United Kingdom is among the world’s most celebrated ...

An excavation has revealed an elaborate hall in the east of England of early Anglo-Saxon kings, which was used for feasting by monarchs and their warriors roughly 1,400 years ago. When you ...

I n 2021, archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery, identifying a British cave dwelling as the refuge of an exiled Anglo-Saxon king. Once dismissed as a quirky architectural joke, this ...

And we need not look further than England to understand why. Aethelstan was crowned King of the Anglo-Saxons in 925 A.D., and scholarly consensus positions him as the first true king of England.

The surprising discovery of an Anglo-Saxon feasting hall in the village of Lyminge is offering a new view of the lives of these pagan kings An aerial view of the excavations at Lyminge in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of archeologists in the United Kingdom believe that they have ...

25 of the Countess Montignoso, ex-Crown Princess of Saxony and divorced wife of King Frederick Augustus, to Enrico Toselli, an Italian music master. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

open image in gallery The partly Anglo-Saxon church at Bosham, West Sussex. The remains of King Harold may lie beneath it (Wikimedia Commons) But some medieval sources provide information that ...

“It tells of the fight of Gauvain (with his sword Excalibur, his horse Gringalet and his supernatural powers), his brothers, and his father King Loth, against the Saxon Kings Dodalis ...

We can see that, by the 960s, the Anglo-Saxon kings were taking into account several different linguistic groupings. These comprised those of the southern English, the West Saxons, the Mercians ...