In a land turning to the cross, Penda stood for the old gods—fierce, unyielding, and unconverted to the very end.

The small village of Silchester in Hampshire has a history that belies its relatively modest size, having once been one of the largest cities in Roman Britain with a population of 5,000 ...

On Feb. 16, 1893, a new word appeared in the Brandon Sun. “Owing to the lateness of the west bound train express on Saturday, ...