Despite this, he secured his position as king of the Anglo-Saxons in 925, unified England in 927, and cemented his rule by ...

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.

Archaeologists from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter confirmed the location of the lost residence of Harold ...

The sovereign was the last Anglo-Saxon king of the House of Wessex, having taken over from the Dane Harthacnut. Before him was his half-brother, Harold Harefoot, who took over from his father, Cnut.

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

Sutton Hoo is located in eastern England in an area known ... site’s long association with the kings of Sutton Hoo. Rendlesham flourished during the Anglo-Saxon period as both an administrative ...

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

Since its discovery in 1939, archaeologists have pointed to Sweden as the source of Sutton Hoo's haul. A Danish stamp says ...

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 ...

Legs Cross is located next to the Roman road of Dere Street, now known as the B6275, between Bolam and Heighington. The cross is thought to date back to AD 850 and is believed to have marked the ...

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.