British folklore tells the story of twin brothers Hengist and Horsa, who led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. But were ...

Archaeologists believe they have discovered evidence of a large hall on land which was owned by the Anglo-Saxon King.

England was first unified under King Aethelstan in 927AD, and this year marks 1,100 years since he was crowned the first ...

Archaeologists believe they have discovered evidence of a large hall on land which was owned by the Anglo-Saxon King.

The chance to witness a stunning sunrise slowly appearing from the darkness on New Year's Day was too hard to resist for some ...

Introduced in the wake of the Norman Conquest, the murdrum fine was meant to protect Norman settlers from revenge killings.

Across time and cultures, facial mutilation has been a preferred form of punishment for various crimes, but why?

The Treasury is set to insure the Bayeux Tapestry against damage for an estimated £800m while it is on loan to the British ...

The British Treasury is set to insure the Bayeux Tapestry against damage for an estimated £800 million while it is on loan to ...

Horses are instinctively wired to run from danger. So how did medieval armies train them to thunder towards enemy lines ...

Much of what goes on in courtrooms is based on tradition and folklore rather than the text of the law. Take the furlough as ...

Mistletoe is a mysterious holiday plant that many of us may not understand much about other than the fact that you may be at ...