Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early ...

After Edward died, the English Witan (council of Anglo-Saxon kings) chose Earl Harold of Wessex as the next king. The Normans took over all of England, including the Danelaw. Duke William of ...

Archaeological evidence suggests people in already living in England were keen to trade with Angles and Saxons. Alfred the Great is perhaps the most famous Anglo-Saxon king. He ruled from 871 – 899.

Beneath its floors and gardens lie the remnants of a palace that once belonged to Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Archaeologists now believe they have pinpointed the exact ...

Aethelred failed to prepare for the Viking raids and invasions that would later bring Cnut to the throne of England, forging ...

Archaeologists from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter confirmed the location of the lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, in Bosham, West Sussex.

The discovery not only sheds light on the final Anglo-Saxon king, it also provides a rare window into a key turning point in history for England, researchers said. Bosham is named on the Bayeux ...

In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship ... to the aid of the Danish king. In the poem, composed in ...

Learn about the life of one of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England who became St Edward the Confessor with this KS2 lesson, designed to last for one hour. Pupils will find out about his life, his ...

The silver penny brooch dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form part of an exhibition that will be held at a museum in Scunthorpe.

Free play sessions will be held at one of the country's most famous Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites ... thought to be the final resting place of King Raedwald, who ruled in the 7th Century.