Another indicator was the site’s proximity to a church. Elite Anglo-Saxon residences were often built near churches, according to the study, and the site of Harold’s palace was next to an important ...

Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king.

But later, some special Saxon buildings were made from stone and some of these can still be seen in Britain today. St. Paul's Church in Jarrow dates back to the year 681 AD. It was a Saxon church ...

The Saxon system of courts was developed further in the medieval era as the king, the Church and local landowners all came to play more of a part in administering justice. Church courts were ...

For centuries, historians speculated about the final residence of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. The famous Bayeux Tapestry ...

The hall was only one part of a larger complex that includes a still-standing church. “The realisation that the 2006 excavations had found, in effect, an Anglo-Saxon en-suite confirmed to us ...