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.

Great! Well let’s start at the beginning. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was about 410 to 1066, and they originally came from Germany and Scandinavia. Some historians say they were driven from ...

New DNA method reveals Anglo-Saxon migration patterns in Britain Twigstats method tracks genetic shifts in ancient human remains Historical mystery of post-Roman Britain may be rewritten by research ...

Seven dramas exploring the time of the Anglo-Saxons in England, including the story of Beowulf. 1. The Anglo-Saxons arrive. video1. The Anglo-Saxons arrive The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in ...

A map of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England by J.G. Bartholomew, 1914. Source: A Literary and Historical Atlas of Europe/The Internet Archive. Following conservation, the sixth-century sword will ...

Human remains from the period following Roman rule in Britain are being studied with a groundbreaking DNA analysis technique. Researchers aim to unravel mysteries surrounding the transition to ...

Dr Gittos suggests that these troops included men from Britain who may have been attracted by the allure of adventure and reward. Dr Gittos proposes that rare objects from the Eastern Mediterranean, ...

An incredible Anglo-Saxon sword unearthed in a field in Kent has been revealed for the first time on BBC programme Digging for Britain. Described as 'one of the most extraordinary objects' ever ...

have discovered that people of Scandinavian descent were in the area of today's Britain long before the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings. Specifically, researchers who analyzed a man thought to be a Roman ...

Archaeologists in rural Kent, UK, have unearthed a "really incredible" 6th-century sword from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near ... part series called "Digging for Britain." "I've never seen one ...

The famous Sutton Hoo burial site may have also included graves of soldiers recruited by a foreign army, new research has ...

The excavation is part of a major project along the eastern British coast to identify the immigration patterns of Anglo-Saxons from the fifth and sixth centuries as they moved to Britain from ...