Before the Norman Conquest, England’s queens lived lives marked by scandal, betrayal, and tragedy. Their stories reveal the dangerous world of medieval power.

Long before medieval crowns and royal courts, England’s earliest kings traced their bloodline to a god—Woden. From Hengest and Horsa to the royal houses of Anglo-Saxon England, his name echoed through ...

Excavations in the heart of Leicester have provided a window into nearly 2,000 years of the city’s rich history, according to ...

England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, ...