Before he was “Great,” Alfred was just a prince with a sword and a brother on the throne. At Ashdown in 871, he faced the ...

In the stormy 890s, King Alfred the Great faces his final and most intense Viking threat. After years of uneasy peace, Hastein the Viking leads multiple armies into Wessex, Mercia, and Wales, testing ...

These are some of the best photographs from the Winchester Beer and Cider Festival. The popular festival was held at the Student Union at the University of Winchester on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, ...

From Friday, June 27 to Saturday, June 28, the Student Union at the University of Winchester held the Winchester Beer and Cider Festival.

A blue plaque was unveiled at Chippenham Museum to honour King Alfred. The museum is believed to have been the site of Alfred's 'royal ville' or hunting lodge. The plaque commemorates his victory for ...

Chippenham's free guided history walks are set to return in 2025. Led by Chippenham Museum staff, the 40-minute tours take place on select Thursdays and Saturdays until September, offering a journey ...

In preparation for the demolition of Farnborough Leisure Centre in 2022, a freeze of 16 murals needed to be removed in order ...

Assassins, royal marriages and diplomatic gift-giving: historian and archaeologist Max Adams explains how the kings of Mercia ...

That led to the policy of posse comitatus, translated as “the power of the county.” Sheriffs could use the tool not only to ...

The sixth-century burial of an Anglo-Saxon teenage girl surprised archaeologists when they discovered a small third-century Roman goblet full of pig fat near her head.

News UK News Archaeology Anglo-Saxon town unearths buried treasure in hunt for England's first king Athelstan The Wiltshire town of Malmesbury - where the first King of England, Athelstan, was ...

Alfred University News October 11, 2024 Saxon Hill Sports Complex remains on target for early 2026 completion Mark Zupan, Alfred University president, tries his hand at running a bulldozer at the ...