On the grounds of a sprawling Suffolk park, an unusual blend of book, bow and and the feeling of time travel awaits visitors. The Anglo-Saxon village in West Stow Country Park provides a hands-on ...

Britain's largest collection of gold artifacts has been discovered and it dates back 1,300 years to the Anglo-Saxons. Nicholas Glass of ITN reports. And finally tonight, a story about some long-lost ...

The tenth century sees the beginnings of a money economy in England, and coinage is one of the great achievements of the later Anglo-Saxon 'state'. Indeed, it is one of our key pieces of evidence for ...

It could be argued that the concept of a parliament has its roots in Anglo-Saxon England with the Witan, or Witenagemot. This was a meeting or council of wise men whose role was to advise the ...

The Anglo-Saxon kings were adept at framing laws that reflected their authority. But they had the sense to take local customs into account when doing so. Page 1 of 6 It's easy to forget, as we ...

The Anglo-Saxons were a group of Germanic tribes who gradually invaded England starting in the 5th century in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Originally, they came from what is now the ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be ...

Activity 1: Anglo-Saxon village Activity 2: Quiz - Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Well let’s start at the beginning. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was about 410 to 1066 and they originally come from ...

When people think about whisky, chances are they are imaging a remote Scottish island with mountains and lochs and a distillery sitting right in the middle. It’s a drink which conjures up romantic ...