The States is calling for ideas to help mark Europe-wide celebrations of Norman culture and heritage in 2027. It said the island would be part of a year-long cultural programme called 2027 European ...

She was born into a Viking noble family, inherited vast estates in East Anglia, and became the lifelong partner of the man who would become the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. The Church refused to ...

A group of metal detectorists uncovered an extraordinary hoard of 2,584 ancient coins in a Somerset field valued at £4.3million. The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now ...

King Arthur. Alfred the Great. Sutton Hoo. Beowulf. We recognize these and other names from England before 1066, but the history of this wild and diverse land is shrouded in myth and legend. From the ...

Step back to Anglo-Saxon England to see what makes this period of history so captivating. After a brief survey of the traditional scholarship across the ages, Professor Paxton outlines how we will be ...

England, Norman A., 72, born in Phoenix, AZ, passed away on January 29, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Claudia of 51 exceptional years; son, Ken (wife Tina); grandchildren, Nathan, Jacob and ...

The Bayeux tapestry is not only a pictorial history of the Norman invasion of England — it's also a 900-year-old work of art. Its unique stitch had fallen out of use over the centuries, but now a ...

Newcastle University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. There is clearly giddy excitement in the shaky footage showing hands scrabbling in the soil in the Chew Valley in south-west ...