England itself is named after the medieval Anglo-Saxon people, but their very identity has become a cultural lightning rod in academia. ... WASP, or White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, ...

It follows concerns that Anglo-Saxon has become too associated in recent years with racists - particularly those in the US - ...

The Anglo-Saxon ascendancy ended in 1066, when the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold, suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Normans, who were notably brutal and, one must say, as white as ...

S ay the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the ...

Many Anglo-Saxons in the U.S. believed them to be inferior races who threatened the country. With white supremacy perceived to be under threat by some, its approach and rhetoric shifted.