Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

In his new book, English professor Michael Drout delves into Tolkien’s life and work while reminiscing about his own father ...

A peculiar seventh-century hoard unearthed in the English countryside could be the result of a "ritual killing," according to archaeologists.

Visiting some of England’s most glorious cathedrals is becoming a pricey business, costing anything from £7.50 (Exeter) to ...

The beloved December catchphrase “Merry Christmas” and the punch we serve at celebrations of the holiday have much in common.

Africa should stop moaning! Making excuses for one’s shortcomings is always a sure sign of failure. Tendai Ruben Mbofana I ...

A group of friends using metal detectors in Somerset stumbled on a buried hoard containing 2,584 medieval coins. Called the Chew Valley Hoard, the coins date from the years around the Norman Conquest ...

Arriving in Stamford after a meandering drive from Cambridge which took in pit stops at Ely and Peterborough, I realise that ...

In 1121, King Henry I spent Christmas at Norwich Castle. We take a trip back in time and discover what the festivities might have entailed ...

At 224 feet long and roughly 770 pounds, the Bayeux Tapestry is a large piece of medieval embroidery. It depicts the events ...

Today’s debates over immigration and assimilation have their roots in patterns of settlement that go back centuries.

A local walk reveals a plaque claiming Chadwell Heath was named after St Chad’s Well—sparking a question about whether this is how the ...