Claims that Easter is rooted in pagan worship—especially of a goddess named Ishtar—are common but largely unfounded. This video breaks down the only historical reference to the Anglo-Saxon goddess ...

King Henry VIII, who was crowned on this day in 1509, once made the decision to knock down an entire small village in England ...

Saxon cross discovered in field to go on display The pendant is believed to date from the 8th Century and have been a worn by a high status person.

One of the largest land art appendages—part of the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, UK—might have been covered up after a local ...

In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship and a huge cache of seventh-century royal treasure.

A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

Matthew Seaver from the National Museum of Ireland tells us why the new Words on the Wave exhibition at the NMI is an ...

Assassins, royal marriages and diplomatic gift-giving: historian and archaeologist Max Adams explains how the kings of Mercia ...

A tiny gold coin that is believed to be the oldest from the Anglo-Saxons in East Anglia has been found in a field. Coin expert Adrian Marsden described the coin as a "massively significant" find ...

The figure holds his cross above a valknut, which is a pagan design of three interlocked triangles. Similar emblems have been seen on Anglo-Saxon cremation urns Katy Prickett BBC News, Norfolk 8 ...

Washington Freedom 208 for 5 (Maxwell 106*, Owen 32, Dry 2-33, Sangha 2-38) beat Los Angeles Knight Riders 95 (Badar 32, Edwards 3-15, Owen 3-18) by 113 runs ...