A strong and successful leader became 'cyning', the Anglo-Saxon word for 'king'. Each king ruled a kingdom and led a small army. The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed ...

The government has imposed an export bar on a rare Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel found in East Yorkshire. The piece of ...

Beneath medieval Bamburgh Castle on England’s northeast coast lie the remains of a royal Anglo-Saxon fortress that was once the seat of the kings of Northumbria. (Colin Carter Photography/Getty ...

For history buffs or curious travelers alike, this makes Brixworth a unique window into a time when the country was still divided into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. What’s even more fascinating is that ...

An export bar has been placed on a rare Anglo-Saxon, Gold and Garnet Panel (c. 600-670) to provide an opportunity for a UK ...

From Bede’s account and later sources, we know that the main Anglo-Saxon leader at this battle was Aethelfrith, king of ...

Work to excavate Sutton Hoo started in 1939, while scholars believe the treasures found in the Hoard could have been made in workshops in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia The exhibition also ...