Historian Hollway (The Last Viking) chronicles in this brisk study the 66 tumultuous years culminating in the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE. In the Middle Ages, the island now ...

(CNN) — Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an intricate illustration of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and a ...

Long before modern England came to be, Brixworth’s All Saints’ Church stood as an important landmark in the heart of Britain’s Anglo-Saxon territory. Ever heard of Brixworth, England? If you said no, ...

When the king died, the kingdom died with him. No heir, no peace — only ambition. Four men rose to claim the English throne: a noble, a bastard, a boy, and a Viking. Their claims would lead to fire, ...