British officers and crew members set out in search of the Northwest Passage on HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror." None returned ...

In our previous video, we covered king Alfred’s surprise victory over the Vikings at Edington in 878. This victory both ...

The Norman Conquest ... 1066, culminating in the legendary Battle of Hastings, is perhaps the greatest turning point in the history of the English nation. It was a year that changed the fate of ...

The Minnesota Vikings have high hopes for J.J. McCarthy, but one NFL executive believes another quarterback could steal the spotlight before Week 1. After spending his entire rookie season sidelined ...

These stories get at a tension at the heart of Alison Weir’s group biography of England’s medieval queens from 1066 to 1167. Some of the best stories (or worst, depending on your likeness for history ...

Essex finds liaison officer Lori Richardson said it provided the first solid piece of evidence of Viking activity in this part of the county. It was also "the only substantial silver example of this ...

Essex finds liaison officer Lori Richardson said it provided the first solid piece of evidence of Viking activity in ... of this brooch type known from England", she added. When a coroner rules ...

The decorative 25mm by 20mm (0.9 by 0.7in) brooch has been bent in half at some point in the past 1,000 years A rare 9th Century silver brooch has been linked to the greatest Viking silver ...