In the grounds of St Mary and St John the Baptist church in Rothley village stands a piece of ancient art from sometime around the time of the Vikings. The Anglo-Saxon cross dates from the mid ninth ...
The piece of jewellery is a 6th Century replica of a Byzantine coin - and a rare find for Essex. The case, passed down and restored, goes on display at the famous Anglo-Saxon site. Only three of the ...
The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. Nevertheless, ...
What was originally a coincidence of reviewing – two dispatches from the Dark Ages, Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons on BBC Four and Domesday on BBC Two – in fact turned into a remarkably instructive ...
BBC America’s powerful new historical drama “The Last Kingdom” tells the story that made England possible, and with it the flourishing of Anglo-Saxon culture and law that underpin America as well. The ...
The intricate decoration of an ancient Anglo-Saxon silver cross buried for more than a millennium has been revealed for the first time, adding greater detail to one of Britain’s most remarkable ...
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How the Vikings Defeated the Anglo-Saxons
In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we examine why the Anglo-Saxons consistently fell to the invading Vikings. Disunity among Saxon kingdoms, poor coordination, and ...
In reverse historical order, Domesday is the exemplum of what not to do, which is turn an average idea for In Our Time on Radio 4 into an hour-long documentary for the television. This is the greatest ...
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