In January 878 AD, Alfred, king of Wessex, was on the verge of disaster. He had been ambushed and nearly killed by one of the most brutal armies ever to invade Britain: the Vikings. Within months ...

It's weird to think that England had any other capital besides London, but this beautiful city in Hampshire was once the ...

Two metal detectorists who had planned to illegally sell Anglo-Saxon coins have had bids to reduce their sentences dismissed ...

The coins, which were never declared as treasure, were believed to have been buried by a Viking and included two extremely ...

I noted that North Somerset Council failed to fly the Wessex flag on October 26, which is King Alfred's Day. Surely that is not too much to ask of the council. There are not that many rulers who ...

Anglo-Saxon king 871–899 who defended England against Danish invasion ... 878 Guthrum's Danish army invades Wessex, and Alfred takes refuge on the isle of Athelney. Alfred defeats Guthrum at the ...

The town has a rich history and was once the capital of England - 300 years before London was granted the status ...

A Lancashire metal detectorist who tried to flog Anglo-Saxon coins online has seen an appeal to reduce his prison sentence dismissed.

It was the seat of royal power in England for almost 200 years, but today it's a quiet market town with links to the Vikings ...