Mercia saw the rise of kings, Christianity and our very identity, as Max Adams reveals in this genius history, The Mercian Chronicles ...

King Harold II, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

A new exhibition in Hastings will celebrate the living histories of the Hastings fishing community following a £250,000 grant ...

The series is directed by Agnès Buthion and produced by Anglo ... kings of England by her marriages – one Viking (Harthcnut) and one Saxon (Edward the Confessor). "The conquest of England by the ...

Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.

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 ... radar to scan and map any buried remains ...

When the UK joined the EU in the 70s it was known as the 'dirty man of Europe'. The i Paper looks at the data to see if anything has changed Rubbish left stranded by the tide on the River Thames ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary chroniclers and English historians generally agree that she fulfilled this potential ...

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.

Although Harold is famous for being England’s last Anglo-Saxon king, he only reigned for ... (also known as the Holy Roman Empire), the Kingdom of France and the Papacy. Harold was just ...