England was never as isolated as many history books once suggested. New research shows that people moved into and across ...

Learn how ancient DNA and tooth enamel are rewriting England’s medieval history and showing connections between climate ...

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places ...

In the Middle Ages, England emerged as one of the most influential and powerful kingdoms in Europe – a far cry from its ...

A groundbreaking bioarchaeological study from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge has shattered long-held assumptions about medieval migration patterns into England. Rather than arriving in ...

Orderic Vitalis, born in England near Shrewsbury in 1075 and sent to the Norman monastery of St Évroult at the age of five, was explicit about this twin need. Water for washing, sanitation, drinking, ...

New historical research is challenging centuries of assumptions about why the Bayeux Tapestry — one of the most iconic pieces ...

New research shows England’s early population moved steadily from Mediterranean and Arctic regions, challenging ideas of ...

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In May 1983 a major event took place in Corpus Christi. The Magna Carta — the Great Charter — was here.

An oubliette was a deep stone pit used as a prison. Prisoners were lowered inside and rarely removed. Food and water were ...