England’s pre-Norman churches are amongst our greatest glories, national treasures that have lain at the heart of our ...
A famous rivalry turns out to be far less clear than legend suggests. The idea of pure Saxons opposed by foreign Normans was shaped more by later storytellers than real history. This video uncovers ...
It normally costs £9.50 for children to visit this Tamworth attraction ...
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is winning over fans, but did you know the biggest inspiration behind its best scenes comes ...
Archaeologists have uncovered an “elite” Anglo-Saxon site on land that once belonged to one of England’s most legendary kings ...
The Domesday Book is a 1086 manuscript commissioned by William the Conqueror as a massive survey of everything he had ...
The Norman conquest of England was triggered by a succession crisis that followed the death of Edward the Confessor in 1066. While England defeated a Norwegian invasion in the north, its exhausted ...
The name itself has evolved over time from the Latin 'Colonia Victricensis', meaning Colony of the Victors, and the Celtic 'Camulodunum', meaning Fortress of the war god Camulos. The name was ...
This village in North Yorkshire is dominated by the impressive ruins of a Grade I listed Norman castle, alongside stunning countryside views and a Michelin Guide-recognised pub ...
A trip to Sicily prompted Pamela Goodman to detour to Durham, a few weeks later: 'an unlikely pairing of cities sharing an unlikely historical overlap.' ...
The ‘Bayeux Tapestry’, an emblem of the Norman conquest, is set to return to England in 2026, stirring controversy. This ancient embroidery not only narrates history but also continues to be significa ...