Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 400s, the Western Roman Empire abandoned Britain to its own devices. Twin brothers Hengist and Horsa saw an opportunity to ...

Picture the scene. An expectant audience, which includes the great Catholic writer, J. R. R. Tolkien, awaits the arrival of another great Catholic writer, Hilaire Belloc, the latter of whom has been ...

One of the great “lost causes” of history is the fall and destruction of Romano-Celtic Britain after the death of Arthur – a tale up there with those of Troy, or the destruction of the Jewish kingdom ...

Morris (A Great and Terrible King) brilliantly revisits the Norman Conquest, “the single most important event in English history,” by following the body-strewn fortunes of its key players: England’s ...

LONDON — Newly revealed human remains could offer a rare glimpse into life in Britain through the decline of the Roman Empire and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Experts have hailed the ...

THERE are numerous points of general and living interest relating to the Anglo-Saxon conquest of this country which are very largely dependent upon archæological research for their elucidation.

The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. Nevertheless, ...

MEN living in Wales are genetically distinct from men living in England. The surprising finding reveals the true extent of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of ancient Britain around 1500 years ago. After the ...

Would you say something in your column this week about King Arthur? A: This week’s question comes from a local student whom one imagines is more intrigued by the Arthurian legend than the actual ...