This article delves into the origins of swear words, tracing their historical journey and exploring examples of how they ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary ...

The festival is running until Sunday evening, across several cultural venues. The county where the author was born and died is gearing up for a year of celebrations and events. Exeter Cathedral ...

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Dongbei, as China’s cold and gritty north-east is known, has traditionally been more famous for its economic struggles than for its cultural exports. Once booming under Mao because of its coal ...

John Ellis argues that the Anglosphere was responsible for espousing our common humanity and therefore should be treated as the hero (“Critical Race Theory Is an Inversion of History,” op-ed ...

Stock Well, Heald Well and St Mary’s Well – all Grade II Listed – are the oldest occupied sites in the ancient borough of Clitheroe or ‘Clyderhowe’. These Anglo-Saxon sites pre-date Clitheroe Castle ...

Archaeologists have discovered 321 silver coins still wrapped in a cloth and lead pouch from a time in English history marked by upheaval due to the coronation of a new Anglo-Saxon king.

Beowulf, the hero of an early Anglo-Saxon poem, likewise does not show signs of slowing down until old age, when a dragon proves too much for him to kill without help from a much younger man.

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A convicted drug dealer, Kevin Saxon from New York City, made headlines for his criminal activities, including murder. His story is featured in Netflix’s true-crime series I Am a Killer ...

Beowulf, the hero of an early Anglo-Saxon poem, likewise does not show signs of slowing down until old age, when a dragon proves too much for him to kill without help from a much younger man.