Often considered one of the holiest sites in England, this mystical Northumberland island village is home to an ancient ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a long-lost medieval village, thanks to pre-construction excavations for an ...

There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

Heritage consultants James Wenn and James Syrett have traced the use of the rhombic dodecahedron, a diamond-faceted, twelve-sided crystal form, to locations such as Oxford and Cambridge universities, ...

Researchers claim to have re-discovered forgotten meanings contained within historic architecture, including at Westminster ...

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The online anti-immigration movement has discovered a buried form of Anglo-Saxon nationalism By George Monaghan Hereward the Wake, it is said, was the last of the English. By 1071 his small army on ...

Australian mining giant BHP has dropped its renewed bid for Anglo American after preliminary talks, clearing the way for the miner to move ahead with its own plans. One of the world's largest mining ...

The Saxons’ defeat by the Vikings was shaped by disunity, strategy, and timing. This account examines how internal rivalries, inferior mobility, and the Vikings’ mastery of surprise raids and seaborne ...

Archaeologists conducting a survey of a previously overlooked cave dwelling in Derbyshire have concluded that the sandstone caves were actually an Anglo-Saxon home way back in the 9th century. They’ve ...