Iron fetters around the skeleton's ankles were secured in the center with a padlock. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man who ...

Museum of London Archaeology researchers have identified the remains of a shackled slave in Britain during the Roman Empire, providing "unquestionable" evidence of "the role slavery has played ...

The earliest known evidence of bedbugs in Britain was found at a first-century fort near Hadrian's Wall. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

In 2015, an unusual burial was uncovered during construction works at Great Casterton, Rutland. A male adult human skeleton, secured at the ankles with a pair of iron fetters and a padlock, was buried ...

On the way in to Howard Brenton’s latest play, Paul, at the National Theatre, I was accosted by a sizeable posse of fundamentalist Christians who assured me that I would go to Hell for seeing the play ...

(CNN) — Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed one of the largest Roman dodecahedrons ever found, but mystery surrounds what it was actually used for. The 12-sided object is one of just 33 ...

When the Roman Empire withdrew from Britain, the result was not chaos and economic collapse. The metals industry in what is now northern England continued and even expanded in the subsequent centuries ...