1500 the kings had introduced a more centralised system of justice and consistent punishment. In this video, historian Alice Loxton gives a summary of crime and punishment in medieval Britain.

An unusual medieval gold seal with a gemstone engraved with an elephant carrying a castle on its back has been added to a ...

Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings are among a record number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a report has found. There were 1,377 cases of treasure in 2022 ...

It turned out to be a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum who was a ninth-century Viking ruler of eastern England ...

This is an article about protest in medieval England in the fourteenth and early fifteenth century. It was a period of plague and protest from below. A pandemic loosened social ties and led to the ...

This famed piece of Medieval embroidery depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. William, Duke of Normandy, challenged Harold for the throne and was ultimately successful. The Bayeux ...

In the Middle Ages, a disease called leprosy, now known as Hansen's disease, became visible in communities across England. It ...

Archaeologists have put together a funding bid to restore rare medieval wall paintings in a church in a North Yorkshire town.

“In particular, the study demonstrates Christian devotion in medieval England,” Turner said in a statement accompanying the study. “It gives insight into the devotional rituals connected to a large ...

A latrine found in Bosham, England, has helped identify the location of the king's long-lost residence, offering new insights into medieval life before the Norman Conquest Ella Jeffries A new ...