After a gap of some 44 years, Stonehenge is once again being excavated. These excavations were not taking place at the centre…
Apart from his red hair, beard, giant girth and his equally gargantuan appetite for wives, the one thing we all associate with…
In the late 16th century, leading courtier Sir Henry Lee, anticipating a visit by Queen Elizabeth I, created a new garden and…
Theories about the date and purpose of Stonehenge are to be tested through the first excavations to be permitted inside the stone…
Myths and mystery surround Henry VIII’s favourite ship, the Mary Rose. Now, a new museum, dedicated solely to this ancient vessel, will…
In 1535, in anticipation of a visit from Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Sir Nicholas Poyntz tore down his kitchen block and…
Builders repairing the wall that separates Peterborough cathedral from the town beyond have found a remarkable group of late Saxon grave markers.…
A Bronze Age ‘Beaker' burial skeleton has been uncovered by archaeologists in east Kent. The 4,000 year old remains were found in…
Two rare gold coins of the rebel Roman emperor Carausius have been discovered on a construction site in the Midlands. Gold coins…
Why did some people survive the Black Death, and others succumb? At the time of the plague – which ravaged Europe from…