Anglo-Saxon

Edward the Confessor

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Anglo-Saxons

Harold Godwinson is proclaimed king of England in the Bayeux Tapestry. It may have been commissioned by a Norman but this magnificent artwork repeatedly acknowledges the English leader’s piety and courage. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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An early 14th-century portrait of 10th-century leader Edward the Elder

Who was Edward the Elder? A brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon king

A Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, from Dyback, Skane

How England rode the Viking storm

A statue of Æthelflæd – erected in Tamworth to mark the 1,000th anniversary of her fortifying the town. (Photo by Chris Gibson/Alamy Stock Photo

Aethelflaed: who was the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings?

Stained glass image of King Cnut

Your guide to King Cnut: the fierce Danish warrior who ruled England

What began as small raids on British coastal towns soon developed into all-out war, as a Great Viking Army arrived with a very different aim: to conquer (Photo credit: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Vikings in Britain: how did raiders and marauders become lords and kings?

British author Bernard Cornwell, author of 'The Last Kingdom'

Bernard Cornwell on writing historical fiction and his blockbuster series The Last Kingdom: your questions answered

Coins depicting Viking longships

A brief history of the Vikings

The Church of St Martin of Tours in Canterbury

Q&A What is the oldest church in England?

Princes in the Tower

Editor’s pick 9 top articles from the BBC History Magazine archive to read right now

Andrew Ziminski pictured at his workshop in Somerset.

General ancient history

Books interview with Andrew Ziminski: “The stonework at Stonehenge is a Gordian knot of mind-bogglingness”

The Varangian Guard, as shown in the 12th-century Madrid Skylitzes. Around this time, the guard, which protected the Byzantine emperor, was apparently dominated by English warriors who had fled the Norman conquest. (Image by Bridgeman)

A medieval new England: the Anglo-Saxons’ eastern odyssey

The ninth-century Alfred Jewel, adorned with the inscription:

10 ways the Anglo-Saxons changed the course of British history

Viking ships arriving in Britain, c1130. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty

From the raid on Lindisfarne to Harald Hardrada’s defeat: 8 Viking dates you need to know