A University of Winchester academic has become the consultant for a new French docudrama series on the Vikings and their 'Empire of the North Sea'. Professor of Early Medieval history, Ryan Lavelle, ...

Constantine mac Áed (Constantine II), the grandson of Kenneth MacAlpin, began his life as an exile. In 878 AD his father, Áed, had been slain by a Giric, son of Dungal, and Constantine, a young boy at ...

Archaeological finds have shown that Yorkshire was occupied at a time when early hunters from continental Europe were no...

Katherine, what was our Viking warrior doing here in this part ... William now faced a serious challenge to his conquest of England. He was on the back foot. Was this the moment to go hard or ...

Dozens of ancient coins believed to have been stolen by Roman troops during the conquest of Britain have been unearthed in a Dutch field. The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British ...

Whatever it is about medieval England that fired up a metalhead from Old Kilpatrick to start writing historical novels, it’s clearly potent ...

Or at least, you have the option to. Because the game is set just after 878 AD, when the King of England is able to beat off a Viking invasion. But, the Vikings, as well as other factions ...

Hardrada’s death saw the end of large-scale Norse invasions of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, which make the battle a fitting full stop on the Viking Age. Away from England, however, Viking activity ...

Valhalla takes players on a journey through the eyes of Eivor, the Viking assassin. Experience the snowy landscapes of Norway before heading off to England ... chieftain on a conquest across ...

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth has captured the imagination of anime fans with its thrilling depiction of the high-stakes battle between scientific progress and religious dogma in 15th-century Eur ...