The neat organised Anglo-Saxon world was torn apart in the wake of the Norman Conquest. The new rulers of England had very different ideas about buildings, and churches in particular. They quickly set ...

THE opinion is freely expressed that Protestantism is a spent, force, and that the Christianity of the future, whether it is to count for much or little in civilization, will be Catholic Christianity.

LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND—Traces of a Christian church thought to be at least 1,000 years old have been found underneath England’s Lincoln Castle, constructed in the late eleventh century. The church is ...

British folklore tells the story of twin brothers Hengist and Horsa, who led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. But were ...

New archaeological research on Glastonbury Abbey pushes back the date for the earliest settlement of the site by 200 years – and reopens debate on Glastonbury’s origin myths. Many Christians believe ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Anglo-Saxon England is recognised internationally as the foremost regular publication in its field. In fact it is the only one ...

The south arcade is very different, and is in two sections. The western three bays have round, chamfered arches and octagonal piers, dating them to c.1200 (the smaller arch at the far end is the ...

11th-century church and Anglo-Saxon church foundations, Lyminge, England (University of Reading) Excavations near an eleventh-century church in Lyminge, Kent, have exposed the foundations of an ...

In 2021, archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery, identifying a British cave dwelling as the refuge of an exiled Anglo ...

Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an intricate illustration of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and a historical ...

‘PATRIOTISM is the religion of the English’ — that epigram, applied to any English problem, gives you the core of its truth. Applied singly to any individual matter, — especially the matter which I ...