Lawrence Nees has been teaching University of Delaware students for 40 years, and lecturing around the world about art history for even longer than that, but he’s about to deliver what he calls ...

A medieval Saxon pendant that was once worn by a high-status figure was discovered in a field in Leeds, England. The ornament is made of silver and covered in a thin layer of gold leaf; it features an ...

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity has revealed the discovery of two individuals with ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa who were buried in 7th-century cemeteries in southern England. The ...

He's called the 'Marlow Warlord.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have unearthed the rich burial of a ...

A strong and successful leader became 'cyning', the Anglo-Saxon word for 'king'. Each king ruled a kingdom and led a small army. The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed their power ...

Netflix has renewed The Last Kingdom for Season 4. Pic credit: Netflix. Netflix announced the renewal of the historical drama series The Last Kingdom for Season 4 in December 2018. The good news, ...

BBC America’s powerful new historical drama “The Last Kingdom” tells the story that made England possible, and with it the flourishing of Anglo-Saxon culture and law that underpin America as well. The ...

With current debate about the stability and durability of the United Kingdom, Ian Hislop felt it was a good time to explore how it was that England, the core of that union, came to be. In this series ...

The five centuries between the end of Roman rule and the Norman Conquest were, for a long time, seen as a culturally desolate era in British history. Whereas classical civilisation was associated with ...

BBC America's enjoyable Viking-invaders drama takes viewers back to the tumultuous birth of England. By Keith Uhlich There are admittedly few better ways to open an engagingly grimy and gory adventure ...