Presenter Louee Dessent explores the Battle of Hastings (1066) from the perspective of an Anglo-Saxon footsoldier. The ...

In 1066, England faced invasion from multiple rivals claiming the throne. After defeating a Norwegian force at Stamford ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Target practice for jousting: consisting of a cross-bar turning upon a pivot with a broad part to strike against. Illustration ...

There are a significant number of Anglo-Saxon burials where the estimated anatomical sex of the skeleton does not align with the gender implied by the items they were buried with. Some bodies ...

Archaeologists have provided important new evidence to answer the question 'who exactly were the Anglo-Saxons?' New findings based on studying skeletal remains clearly indicates the Anglo-Saxons were ...

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts William the Conqueror's victory over the so-called Anglo-Saxons Public domain via Wikimedia Commons People in the United States and Great Britain ...

Scholars have long been fascinated by the Anglo-Saxon period of British history, which spans approximately 600 years, from the end of Roman rule in around AD 410 to the start of the Norman conquest in ...