British Dark & Middle Ages

For a noble household, traveling between one of their castles and the next was an expedition rather than a journey and one that could involve hundreds of people.

Nov 30, 2009 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

History is discovered in ancient documents or from artefacts dug up by archaeologists. Or it may be revealed in place names, and signs and symbols on old hostelries.

Nov 20, 2009 - Valerie Williamson

Over four thousand years people have travelled English county byways. Research Lancashire's ancient trade routes by sampling its hotels, restaurants and public houses.

Nov 20, 2009 - Valerie Williamson

The history of trade in England is fascinating. Readers will learn, in brief, how trade evolved from the time of the Normans over the following 400 years.

Nov 19, 2009 - Lorraine Syratt

Robin Hood is a character portrayed on film and television by actors such as Errol Flynn and Richard Greene. Is he urban myth, fable or real person?

Nov 4, 2009 - Lynda Osborne

In June 1381 a hated poll tax became the catalyst in a conflict in which the Tower of London was breached for the first and last time during the Peasants' Revolt.

Oct 19, 2009 - Marilynn Doore

The largest hoard of Anglo Saxon gold ever found has been discovered in a field in Staffordshire, north west England, by an amateur archaeologist with a metal detector.

Oct 1, 2009 - John Reynolds

Repton, ancient capital of the Kingdom of Mercia, boasts an 8th Century Crypt which was the resting place of St Wystan. Many pilgrims flocked to venerate this saint.

Sep 27, 2009 - Christine Fadhley

The dream of every person with a metal detector is to find a stash of buried treasure; for Terry Herbert the dream has come true.

Sep 24, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Robin Hood is a scarecrow. A cobbled together mismatched fabric of myth, man and ancient tradition that has produced folklore's most human and enduring character.

Sep 9, 2009 - Hari Navarro

An account of the siege of a major rebel stronghold in the early stages of the Civil Wars in England in the Twelfth Century between Stephen and Matilda.

Aug 23, 2009 - David Pilling

A description of the Battle of Blore Heath, an important battle fought between the armies of Lancaster and York in the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.

Aug 23, 2009 - David Pilling

An overview of the Viking invasion of Wiltshire in the reign of Alfred the Great that led to the king's flight to Athelney, his redemption at Edington and the Danelaw.

Aug 20, 2009 - David Pilling

An account of the invasion of Prince Louis of France in the year 1216, and how he was eventually defeated thanks to the efforts of a local guerilla leader.

Aug 20, 2009 - David Pilling

The myth regarding the link between the marksmanship of King Henry V's archers and the two fingered salute is exposed.

Jun 28, 2009 - Elaine Findlay

In 1190, the Jewish residents of York fled to the royal castle at York after anti-Jewish rioting broke out in the city. The remaining residents laid siege to the castle.

Jun 8, 2009 - Kim Rush

For over a century, Danish law dominated a significant portion of Anglo Saxon England. How did a Scandinavian influence get hold of England and what did the English do?

Feb 28, 2009 - Adrienne Warber

King Alfred the Great's defeat of the Danes freed England from foreign occupation and established England as a unified power.

Feb 26, 2009 - Adrienne Warber

Confrontation on the Borderline between England and Scotland called for special measures. The Border Laws was a system of legislation unique in British history

Jan 31, 2009 - Thomas William Moss

Arguably the Battle of Hastings was one of those very rare moments when the future of England was reshaped by a single event, and it's aftermath.

Jan 22, 2009 - Barry Vale

England like most of Western Europe at the turn of the sixteenth century was predominately Roman Catholic. Only a few homegrown heretics known as Lollards persisted.

Nov 23, 2008 - Barry Vale

Millions of people still celebrate the Halloween festival that takes place on October 31st, and this article describes its history and traditions.

Oct 31, 2008 - Marc Latham

The Magna Carta was drawn up by the leading members of the English nobility and was then presented to the very unpopular King John to sign during the summer of 1215.

Oct 18, 2008 - Barry Vale

The Border Laws were unique to the Border Country of England and Scotland. In place as early as 1249, they sought to control the clans until the Union of the Crowns.

Oct 15, 2008 - Thomas William Moss

In meetings of English and Scottish knights in 1249 the notion of the Border Laws was mooted. Their deliberations would provide a format to control the Reiving Clans.

Oct 13, 2008 - Thomas William Moss