Four men have been found guilty of charges associated with theft and failure to declare a hoard of over 300 Anglo-Saxon coins…
The most-famous date in English history is said to be 1066 – but what was the immediate impact of the Norman Conquest?…
What can the first Bronze Age gold torc to be found in Norfolk for 25 years tell us about the influence of…
Hoards of different periods have been uncovered in many parts of Britain. A touring exhibition brings together some of these intriguing caches…
Between the end of the Roman occupation of Britain and the Norman Conquest, England changed beyond recognition. Rival Anglo-Saxon kingdoms vied for…
The Reverend William Greenwell (1820-1918) was a British antiquarian who, throughout a long career of excavating prehistoric barrows, accumulated a large collection…
An unusual late Bronze Age hoard recently discovered in the west of Cumbria is the first of its kind to be found…
What can the glittering weapon fittings from the Staffordshire Hoard tell us about the Anglo-Saxon warrior elite? Lucia Marchini went along to…
The Staffordshire Hoard is a glittering reminder of the creative talents of the Anglo-Saxons — but now a pioneering research project is…
In the first half of the 7th century, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia was ascending towards the zenith of its power, hard-won…