the term “Anglo-Saxon” reappeared in the late 16th century and eventually, as the past was refashioned, became an ethno-racial identifier. But plundering the Middle Ages in order to find the ...

and other seemingly Anglo-Saxon practices quickly gained traction. How did this obscure term—little used in the Middle Ages themselves—become a modern phrase meaning both a medieval period in ...

A team of archeologists in the United Kingdom believe that they have found the lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of ... poured over maps and records, and took a closer ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University ... much of what you might expect - the Crusades, Anglo-Saxon literature and the legend of King Arthur, the ...

The seemingly fantastical world of the Middle Ages has held western popular culture ... some American and English writers rebranded “Anglo-Saxon” to include false narratives around white ...

The people after which England is named made up more than three quarters of the nation's genetic ancestry during the early Middle Ages. Researchers found that ... almost no ancient DNA (aDNA) work on ...

“I think people always think of this time as the Dark Ages. “We are trying to show the public and encourage them to engage with the literary and artistic evidence of the [Anglo-Saxon peoples ...