From striking on the battlefield to ruling Kattegat with intellect and shielding her family with fierce loyalty, Lagertha, the shield maiden of Vikings, proved that she was not just part of Viking his ...

The Last Kingdom is on Netflix and here we take a look at some of the main characters from the show and how they compare to real-life people ...

The decisive Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE hinged on William the Conqueror’s cavalry, which executed feigned retreats to break the Anglo-Saxon shield wall. This single battle ...

The decisive Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE hinged on William the Conqueror’s cavalry, which executed feigned retreats to break the Anglo-Saxon shield wall. This single battle ...

They can understand how it felt to be part of the Anglo-Saxon shield wall, or how the Norman cavalry helped them to victory. By standing on the battlefield where history was made your students can ...

Charles Bingham-Newland, chair of the Friends of the Norwich Museums, said: "The hoard will add immeasurably to our knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon period." The museum has been able to acquire the ...

English owes much to its Anglo Saxon origins. Listen to the voices of rogues, knights and fops as they chart the history of the language. The Anglo-Saxons - A brief introduction to the origins of ...