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 ...

Chronicles state a "large heathen army" began to hack its way across England in AD866 ... dating from the 200 years previous to the Viking invasion. But new research has turned this on its ...

The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than ... which did not correspond to any language spoken in early medieval Britain or Ireland. The discovery that the final rune, F, was marked out ...

Uncover immersive historical periods that could set the stage for a new Kingdom Come: Deliverance, packed with epic battles ...

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.

Constantine mac Áed (Constantine II), the grandson of Kenneth MacAlpin, began his life as an exile. In 878 AD his father, Áed, had been slain by a Giric, son of Dungal, and Constantine, a young boy at ...

A compilation of animated shorts that bring Britain's history alive ... such as Iron Age tribal conflict, Viking sagas and the Norman invasion. These films are designed to help children understand ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings are among a record number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a report has found. There were 1,377 cases of treasure in 2022 ...

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 ...