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

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

The real Aelfwynn of Mercia

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

The real Uhtred of BebbanburgThe historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero

The Last Kingdom: real history and historical accuracy

Q&AWhy is the leek associated with Wales?

Alfred the Great: "He was an excellent king, but that's not the whole story". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Turning points1016: The Danish conquest of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What if...The Vikings had never left their homelands?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Danelaw: is the ‘realm’ of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon-era England a place or an idea?

The man who made King Alfred great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hereward the Wake: the Anglo-Saxon rebel who became William the Conqueror's nemesis

Who was King Alfred the Great?

Anglo-Saxon conversion: the coming of the cross (at the point of a sword)

The Viking Great Army: the latest discoveries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The curious tale of an Anglo-Saxon giant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Busting myths about the Anglo-Saxons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Long read |The man at Sutton Hoo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sutton Hoo: a brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon burial site and its discovery

The discovery at Sutton Hoo: when the Dark Ages were lit up. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

The Dig: the real history of the remarkable Sutton Hoo excavation

Spectacular discoveries at Sutton Hoo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The collapse of Roman Britain: what happened, plus 9 places which tell us more. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom’s finale and the next Sharpe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhat’s the oldest statue in London?

Cnut: the great Dane. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Anglo-Saxon warlord. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1066: eight days that rocked England

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