From Bede’s account and later sources, we know that the main Anglo-Saxon leader at this battle was Aethelfrith, king of ...

The show The Last Kingdom follows the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon who is raised by Vikings, works for Alfred the Great, and fights for the lands that rightfully belong to him.

Anglo-Saxons was the name given to this group of ... In the 700s, a monk called the Venerable Bede who lived in Northumbria wrote a book called the Ecclesiastical History of the English People ...

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.

Anglo Saxon graves were exposed from beneath the sand dunes for first time since the Middle Ages which led to their skeletons being rehomed in the nearby St Aidan’s Church. Bamburgh is under 30 ...

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.

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.

The museum's exhibition areas, featuring more atmospheric lighting, embrace Northumbria’s Golden Age with displays telling the story of the Anglo Saxon royal court which once dominated the area.