Say the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the popular ...
Discover the pivotal moments in the history of North East England, from Celtic struggles to the rise of Christianity in ...
On the grounds of a sprawling Suffolk park, an unusual blend of book, bow and and the feeling of time travel awaits visitors. The Anglo-Saxon village in West Stow Country Park provides a hands-on ...
Edgar the Peaceful may have been coronated here more than 1,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Newly unearthed ...
Researchers conducting excavations near Bath Abbey have uncovered the remains of an apse dated to between the late eighth and late tenth centuries. Wessex Archaeology Don’t let the tranquility of his ...
The tenth century sees the beginnings of a money economy in England, and coinage is one of the great achievements of the later Anglo-Saxon 'state'. Indeed, it is one of our key pieces of evidence for ...
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-ago ...
In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship and a huge cache of seventh-century royal treasure. In southern ...
Picture the scene. An expectant audience, which includes the great Catholic writer, J. R. R. Tolkien, awaits the arrival of another great Catholic writer, Hilaire Belloc, the latter of whom has been ...
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Putin’s Medieval Mindset And The Return Of The “Anglo-Saxons”
As experts in Russian discourse and post-Soviet nations, we see the increased use of “Anglo-Saxons” as reflecting deeper ...
A report that one of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy advisors criticized President Obama for failing to appreciate the “Anglo-Saxon heritage” that the United States shares with Britain is causing a minor ...
In the summer of 1937, as the specter of World War II loomed over Europe, Edith Pretty, a wealthy widow living near Woodbridge, a small town in Suffolk, England, met with the curator of a local museum ...
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