IN the fifth and sixth volumes of “Social England,” lately re-issued in an illustrated edition (1904), considerable prominence is given to subjects of scientific as well as of historical interest.

Edgar, who was already crowned king of Mercia (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in England) ... Rich history. It's possible, however, that these Anglo-Saxon structures are something else entirely.

Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries was a key event in the formation of England. Following the collapse of Roman control over Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, a group of tribes from ...

The Anglo-Saxons edited by James Campbell (Penguin, 1991) After Rome: c.400-c.800 (Short Oxford History of the British Isles) edited by Thomas Charles-Edwards (Oxford University Press, 2003) ...

A stunning treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon coins reveals how rebellion, loyalty and fear shaped England in the wake of 1066.

Behind every king was a queen—and in Anglo-Saxon England, their lives were anything but peaceful. These royal women faced exile, poison, betrayal... and sometimes fought back.

That history provided a lot of inspiration for his books as noted by author Dr. Deborah A. Higgens in her book Anglo-Saxon Community in J.R.R. Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings.

Born and educated in Manchester, Michael did postgraduate research on Anglo-Saxon history at Oxford. Since then he has made over 60 documentary films and written several best selling books.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of Anglo-Saxon history transcribed during the late ninth century, offers a depressing, year-by-year account of all the times the Vikings sacked English towns ...

The Many Myths of the Term ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Two medieval scholars tackle the misuse of a phrase that was rarely used by its supposed namesakes Mary Rambaran-Olm and Erik Wade ...

An Anglo-Saxon warrior king was buried within a wooden ship at Sutton Hoo 1,400 years ago in East Anglia in England. Now, a team is reconstructing the iconic ship, discovered during a 1939 ...

A newly discovered Anglo-Saxon settlement in England is surrounded by dry land today, but once was an island oasis amidst marshland. And at least some of its inhabitants were literate. The long ...