Ancient and rare British coins taken as ‘spoils of war’ by Romans found in Dutch field - The 44 gold coins were unearthed by ...

Women played a significant role in the Viking invasion, evidence at Repton suggests ... representing critical moments in the making of England as we know it, but we also know these events, figures ...

The conquest of England was a task far greater than anything the Vikings had ever attempted before. England was divided into four powerful, well-organised kingdoms: Northumbria, East Anglia ...

Above: Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the Norman invasion of England. Countless sailing experiments with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design.

which depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It is a testament to the breadth of Norse influence, for the French-speaking Normans were in fact the assimilated descendants of Vikings who ...

From the end of the Roman occupation through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions - a new way of testing DNA in ancient bones could force a rethink of key moments in Britain's early history, say ...

The Vale of York Hoard, one of Britain's most significant Viking ... Viking leader during the unrest that followed the conquest of the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in the year 927 by the Anglo ...

Researchers believe he may have been a gladiator or enslaved soldier, revealing the presence of Scandinavians in Britain centuries before the Viking invasions. This challenges the prevailing ...

A rare coin minted by a Viking warlord after he became a ... who led a Danish invasion of Anglo-Saxon England and waged war against Alfred the Great. He converted to Christianity as part of ...

From the end of the Roman occupation through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions - a new way of testing DNA in ancient bones could force a rethink of key moments in Britain's early history ...