Before he was “Great,” Alfred was just a prince with a sword and a brother on the throne. At Ashdown in 871, he faced the ...

Inside Britain's largest nuclear weapons site - as scientists race to build a new warhead by the 2030s Designing and building a bomb is something the UK has not needed to do for decades.

Vaults of enriched uranium and plutonium to make nuclear bombs are dotted about a secure site in Berkshire along with ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we examine why the Anglo-Saxons consistently fell to the invading Vikings. Disunity among Saxon kingdoms, poor coordination, and ...

His role in the first 'Mission: Impossible' was small but memorable. Now Rolf Saxon has been called back into action for 'The Final Reckoning' and a more substantial part.

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 ...

Our poll today finds that 71% of Britons back the ninja sword ban, including 58% who “strongly support” a ban on the possession, manufacture, import and sale of such weapons in the UK ...

Archaeologists discovered a sixth-century sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the British county of Kent. The immaculately preserved sword was one of a handful of artifacts found at a site that ...

Archaeologists Unearth Early Medieval Sword Engraved With Mysterious Runes in a Cemetery in England Dating to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., the burials held a trove of grave goods—but the ...

An exceptionally well-preserved sword dating back to the sixth century C.E. was recently unearthed in Kent, England. Found at the site of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, the sword has drawn several ...

Recent stories of note: “Exceptionally Well-Preserved Anglo-Saxon Sword Found in UK ” George Nelson, ARTnews The Sutton Hoo sword, a sixth- or seventh-century, two-and-a-half-foot Anglo-Saxon blade ...