Anglo-Saxon

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Ælfthryth: England’s first queen

The Knights of the Round (Miniature from La Quête du Saint Graal et la Mort d'Arthus), c1220. Found in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

King Arthur: the big questions

Rune Temte as Ubba in 'The Last Kingdom'

Behind the scenes: series one of The Last Kingdom

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History quiz – Anglo-Saxons, Bright’s disease and the Byzantine army

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5 reasons you won’t want to miss our York History Weekend

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The 1016 Danish Conquest that led to the battle of Hastings

Detail of a Viking helmet from grave one at Vendel, Uppland, Sweden. In the 860s and 870s, the Vikings would bring war to England’s four kingdoms on a massive scale. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The great Viking terror: how Norse warriors conquered the Anglo-Saxons

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Winchester and York History Weekends: 5 minutes with Michael Wood

Edmund II - better known as Edmund Ironside - shown in a 14th-century manuscript. (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)

Edmund Ironside: Anglo-Saxon warrior king

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A brief history of Offa’s Dyke

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Gale Owen-Crocker

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The undignified fates of the bodies of Anglo-Saxon kings in the medieval period

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria

The Anglo-Saxon who (almost) united Britain

King Alfred The Great's statue designed by Hamo Thornycroft and erected in 1899 stands at the eastern end of the Broadway in Winchester, Hampshire, England. (Photo by Tony Baggett/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Q&A How many English kings were known as ‘the Great’?

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Q&A Where does the name ‘London’ come from?