A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When archaeologist Peggy Piggott uncovered two tiny gold objects on July 21, 1939, ...

A role of historians is to distinguish between cultural groups. They must investigate the practices and artifacts in order to create a model. This model should accurately explain events such as ...

What was the most important battle in English history? If you answered the Battle of Hastings, the 1066 A.D. conflict in which the Normans successfully took over the English crown, you’re not alone.

She was born into a Viking noble family, inherited vast estates in East Anglia, and became the lifelong partner of the man who would become the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. The Church refused to ...

It’s official. The Anglo-Saxons are getting canceled. The move comes more than 1,000 years too late for the previously ascendant Romano-British who couldn’t resist these Germanic peoples who showed up ...

FEW groups of people exert more power on English imagination than the Anglo-Saxons. They first appear in the historical record in the 1st millennium AD, in the wake of the Roman Empire’s retreat from ...

The Normans, here, are a symbol of unjust power and authority, dressed in chainmail and tunics instead of Hublot watches and ...

LONDON — Newly revealed human remains could offer a rare glimpse into life in Britain through the decline of the Roman Empire and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Experts have hailed the ...

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Take the new Russian state-backed film “Tolerance .” Released in September 2025 to a less than enthusiastic public response, the dystopian tale of moral decay in the West opens with a warning of an ...

In this video, History Hit duo Louee Dessent and Luke Tomes join the Swords of Penda re-enactment group - volunteers who ...