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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age "community property" is now the focus of a new exhibition in ...
Thrilling historical adventure kept me glued to the sofa for two days
Whatever it is about medieval England that fired up a metalhead from Old Kilpatrick to start writing historical novels, it’s clearly potent ...
First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...
'Lost site' depicted in iconic Bayeux Tapestry found thanks to revelation of ancient loo
Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, a village on ...
Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king
Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby ...
Beneath the birthright citizenship fight lurks an old fixation
For a country seemingly proud of calling itself a melting pot, a country that is unquestionably a nation of immigrants, it is ...
Archaeologists May Have Found an English King’s Long-Lost Castle... Thanks to His Toilet
The remains of King Harold II, who died at the famed Battle of Hastings, have never been found. But thanks to the Bayeux ...
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Archaeologists discover lost site of England’s last Anglo-Saxon King
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in Bosham, West Sussex, was once the residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. The site appears in the famous Bayeux ...
Medieval Mystery Solved: Lost Residence of England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King Uncovered
Archaeologists have likely found King Harold’s lost residence in Bosham, shown in the Bayeux Tapestry, confirming its elite ...