Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail ... The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback) and in battle formed a ‘shield-wall’ where they locked ...

The discovery not only sheds light on the final Anglo-Saxon king, it also provides a rare window into a key turning point in history for England, researchers said. Bosham is named on the Bayeux ...

Most ordinary Anglo-Saxons thought he was a bit weird with his haircut and his itchy dress and they carried on believing in their old gods. So much for Augustine. Aidan to the rescue! He was ...

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.

The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica ...

Inspired by true events. Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne - a book of great beauty and power - to the safety of ...