Beneath a city square in the English city of Leicester, archaeologists have discovered a Roman infant burial, remnants of ...

Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to research that analyzed more than 30 ancient bird skeletons. Ancient red kites, ...

The Lords of the Isles were powerful chiefs with royal pretensions, treating English and Scottish kings as if they were on a par with them.

Two people buried in early medieval England had West African ancestry, experts have revealed, in a discovery that rewrites British history. The find provides the first direct evidence of a connection ...

DNA recovered from skeletons buried in a 7th-century cemetery on the south coast of England has revealed that the buried individuals had west African ancestry, raising further questions about early ...

The 11th-century embroidery known as the Bayeux Tapestry is set to be loaned to the British Museum next September, despite ...

Long before plush leather seats and soundproof limousine cabins came along, the back of an ambling horse was considered the most comfortable ride in town. Scientists have now traced the origins of ...

Two people buried in early medieval England had West African ancestry, experts have revealed, in a discovery that rewrites British history. The find provides the first direct evidence of a connection ...

The white arrow points to suspected cancer metastases from the spine of a skeleton unearthed from a medieval cemetery. Photo: Jenna Dittmar/University of Cambridge Cancer may have been a bigger menace ...

Researchers discovered leprosy-causing germs in people's DNA, as well as a red squirrel found in medieval UK locations, shedding light on the disease's spread. Scientists found leprosy-causing ...

The play’s the thing wherein Hamlet catches the conscience of a usurping king. Shakespeare’s melancholy prince commissions a troupe of itinerant actors to perform a play, The Murder of Gonzago, whose ...