Near the end of Roman rule, Britain was being attacked by the Picts and Scots from the north, and the Anglo-Saxons from the sea. The Romans built forts to defend the coast and Hadrian's wall ...

The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed their power on to their children. From time to time, the strongest king would claim to be 'bretwalda', which meant ruler of all Britain.

During early Dark Age Britain, a major transition ... those sources are referring to areas in which the Anglo-Saxons ...

The silver penny brooch dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form part of an exhibition that will be held at a museum in Scunthorpe.

The Anglo-Saxon period stretches over seven centuries, from the collapse of Roman rule in Britain to the Norman Conquest, a span of time equivalent to that which separates us from the Hundred Years’ ...

Beneath medieval Bamburgh Castle on England’s northeast coast lie ... He had previously dug at a nearby early royal Anglo-Saxon settlement called Yeavering that he believed was a co-capital ...

Brixworth’s All Saints’ Church stood as an important landmark in the heart of Britain’s Anglo-Saxon territory. Ever heard of Brixworth, England? If you said no, you’re not alone.

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. The famous ...

of a kind never before recovered in Britain. Examining the artifacts, they concluded that the settlement was not Viking, as first assumed, but Anglo-Saxon. The significance of Sutton Hoo was ...

It is one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds ever uncovered in Britain An Anglo-Saxon burial ground with 138 graves found along the route of HS2 is one of the largest ever uncovered in the ...