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From William the Conqueror’s battle-winning cavalry to Richard III’s fatal final charge, Oliver H Creighton and Robert ...
New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than ...
The 11th-century work depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest is to go on display in Britain next year. But Didier Rykner insisted it cannot be moved without 'tearing it, without making holes'.
What do you do with an empty castle keep? It is 900 years old and little more than a gloomy cavern. But it also dominates the middle of a city and is a major landmark of British history.
Although it reflects his longstanding concerns with haunting and mortality, this posthumous collection of poems by John Burnside uses a lighter palette than some of his previous work, writes Stuart Ke ...
As for the king, that’s James Norton who stars as Harold Godwinson, the last crowned king of Anglo-Saxon England. The ...
Southend’s past came roaring to life this weekend as families flocked to Prittlewell Priory for the annual Anglo Saxon Weekend. Held on Saturday and Sunday, the immersive event by Southend Museums ...
Southend’s past came roaring to life this weekend as families flocked to Prittlewell Priory for the annual Anglo Saxon Weekend. Held on Saturday and Sunday, the immersive event by Southend ...
The family-friendly Anglo-Saxon Weekend will take place at Prittlewell Priory in Priory Park on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Native monolingual Anglo-Saxons are at a disadvantage. They will lack the experience of operating in a foreign language and having to adapt to a foreign culture.