Anglo-Saxon

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Winter is coming: the Anglo-Saxon year . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester set against a blue sky background

Excavating Winchester: the dig that changed (urban) history

Ian Hislop and Alfred the Great

My history hero Ian Hislop chooses Alfred the Great

St Hadrian of Canterbury

15 minutes of fame Michael Wood chooses St Hadrian

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St Hadrian of Canterbury Medieval African theologian . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saint Wilfrid

15 minutes of fame Marc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

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St Wilfrid Quarrelsome church reformer . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Alice Roberts WL

Alice Roberts on unearthing the Romans, Vikings & Anglo-Saxons . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Floralia, an ancient Roman celebration of fertility and nature that took place around early May

What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

Aelfwynn in season 5 of The Last Kingdom, holding the crown of Mercia that belonged to her mother

The real Aelfwynn of Mercia

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, illustrated sitting on a throne

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in The Last Kingdom season 5

The real Uhtred of Bebbanburg: the historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero

The Last Kingdom season 5 starsAlexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg

The Last Kingdom season 5: real history and historical accuracy

Wales' fans celebrate victory at the 1957 Five Nations Tournament, France vs Wales, holding the Welsh symbol, the leek. (Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Q&A Why is the leek associated with Wales?

A page from The Encomium, a flattering account of the reign of Cnut written in the early 1040s and commissioned by his mother Emma of Normandy to show her powerful position

Emma of Normandy: not just a two-time queen consort of England