In our previous video, we covered king Alfred’s surprise victory over the Vikings at Edington in 878. This victory both ...

At the instigation of by Pope Gregory I, Augustine led a mission to England in 596 AD, probably as the result of a request of Æthelberht, king of Kent whose wife was Christian. He arrived In 597 ...

The conquest of England was a task far greater than anything the Vikings had ever attempted before. England was divided into four powerful, well-organised kingdoms: Northumbria, East Anglia ...

If you're the skeptical type, you might raise an eyebrow when you hear that a particular Viking ship was built ... wooden road uncovered in southwestern England not only was built in 3806 B.C ...

In 873-874, a Viking ... was conquest, not plunder. They entered treaties, deposed kings and installed puppets, and in general made life miserable for the people of what was to become England.