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.

Archaeologists announced the discovery of a medieval castle on Islay island in Scotland that served as a power seat for the Lordship of the Isles kingdom.

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 ...

During the course of the National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute "Law and Culture in Medieval England," hosted by Western Michigan University, participants, visiting scholars and the co ...

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 ...

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts William the Conqueror's victory over the so-called Anglo-Saxons Public domain via Wikimedia Commons People in the United States and Great Britain ...