SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, EnglandSOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England — An underground chamber discovered accidentally by road workers appears to be the site of the earliest Christian royal burial ever found in Britain, ...

They might have fought as enemies in the 9th century, but the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons shared common languages and deep ...

Contrary to popular belief, the ruling classes gorged on meat only on rare occasions, according to an analysis of more than 2,000 skeletons buried during medieval times. By Maria Cramer Anglo-Saxon ...

Archaeologists in England have identified a near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, which, they say, may once have been the home of a king who became a saint. Thought to date from the early 9th century, ...

Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study suggests. Its ...

Meat-heavy banquets have long been thought to be a common feature of early medieval life for England’s kings and nobles, who are often depicted feasting on legs of animal flesh and knocking back ...

Scholars say Aethelstan was likely the first king of England. But the story of his rise to power is complex. A portrait of Aethelstan, who was King of England from 924 until 939 A.D, in a book ...

It’s official. The Anglo-Saxons are getting canceled. The move comes more than 1,000 years too late for the previously ascendant Romano-British who couldn’t resist these Germanic peoples who showed up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gold foil cross uncovered at an Anglo-Saxon burial site in the village of Prittlewell in 2003 on display at Southend Central ...