The oldest poem to be written in Old English has been found hidden in a manuscript in Rome. Find out more here.
Archaeologists say it is rare in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries to find that two people were buried together in the same grave at the ...
Archaeologists in Gloucestershire have discovered that two children buried together in an Anglo-Saxon grave were siblings, confirmed through DNA testing by the Francis Crick Institute. Such ...
DNA analysis has revealed that two children buried together in an Anglo-Saxon grave at Cherington, Gloucestershire, were ...
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Three men have been arrested after a burglary, and a police chase that involved a helicopter. Gloucestershire Constabulary ...
Viking aggression against Anglo-Saxon England escalated dramatically in the 9th century, with the arrival of the Great Heathen Army. The Norse invaders were portrayed in contemporary chronicles as ...
All areas of BBC News will be affected by cuts, as the corporation looks to slash 2,000 jobs, staff have been told. Employees have been told to brace for the “tough task” of reducing costs ...
Two Anglo-Saxon children interred together 1,400 years ago were brother and sister, an analysis of the skeletons' DNA reveals — a confirmed familial link that is rare in Anglo-Saxon burials. The ...
The BBC is to cut 2,000 jobs as it tries to reduce costs by 10% over the next three years, sources said. Employees at Britain's national broadcaster were told the news of redundancies during an ...