He wrote influential books exploring the dramatic changes wrought by independence, bringing in overlooked perspectives — what he called “a collision of histories.” ...

The sovereign was the last Anglo-Saxon king of the House of Wessex, having taken over from the Dane Harthacnut. Before him ...

The Royal touch was a ritual practised over hundreds of years, where people would travel from far and wide to have their ...

Passed away 30th March 2025. Aged 80 years. Much loved Father of Suzanne, Marc, Sean, Elizabeth, Michael, Timothy, Steven and ...

There seems to be an extraordinary breakdown in the concept of policing by consent and defence of free speech. So what's ...

Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. This month, we asked panelists: What is something ...

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

The Nazis loved the Bayeux Tapestry. They loved it so much that they tried (and failed) to steal it away to Germany at the ...

For example, under King Edward the Confessor in the mid-eleventh century, a man from France with acute pain all over his body, who was specially transported to the saint’s shrine, and a blind boy as ...

Edward the Confessor sends Harold Godwinson to Normandy in this scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The 230-foot-long tapestry—which is, in fact, an embroidered ...

Monday marked the 61 st birthday of Prince Edward, and the occasion was made extra special as the royal received a sentimental gift from outside of his family. On his big day, it was announced ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla have sent a heartfelt public message to Prince Edward in celebration of his 61st birthday on Monday. The royal couple paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh ...