Beneath medieval Bamburgh Castle on England’s northeast coast lie the remains of a royal Anglo-Saxon fortress that was once the seat of the kings of Northumbria. (Colin Carter Photography/Getty ...

Nestled along the River Trent in central England, the 1,200-year-old cave structure is believed to have been constructed during the life of King Eardwulf of Northumbria. Overthrown and exiled in A ...

His reign over Northumbria lasted a mere decade before ... all designed in a style consistent with Saxon architecture. Facing east, the chapel reflected the era's religious practices and ...

The government has imposed an export bar on a rare Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel found in East Yorkshire. The piece of art was discovered by a detectorist in a field near Pocklington in 2013 and ...

The Anglo-Saxons also brought their own religious ... By the ninth century, the country was divided into four kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex. Wessex was the only one ...

Anglo-Saxons believed in lucky charms ... An English monk called Bede lived in the monastery at Jarrow in Northumbria. He went to live with monks in AD680, when he was just seven years old.

An export bar has been placed on the gold and garnet panel to provide an opportunity for a UK gallery or institution to acquire it for the nation.

Saxon or English kingdoms were created, the strongest of which, by AD 700, were Northumbria, Kent, Wessex and Mercia. The early kingdoms of Wales have older roots than do those of England.

An export bar has been placed on a rare Anglo-Saxon, Gold and Garnet Panel (c. 600-670) to provide an opportunity for a UK ...

The Saxons' enemies - the Danes, Scots and some smaller kingdoms - see Edward's death as a chance to invade. Sitting between the two forces is Northumbria, ruled by Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

WE looked at Tripadvisor to find the top six fun things to do in Northumberland this spring. Known as the King of Castles, a fortification has dominated this site since Anglo-Saxon times when it was ...