Seven treasure hunters discovered 2,584 silver coins dating from 1066 to 1068 in a southwest England field, worth a whopping ...

The idea that a battle might alter the course of history, though first popularised in the 19th century, is not without foundation. For as one writer remarked a generation after 1066, ‘French customs ...

In every detectorists dream a group of treasure hunters found the UK's biggest ever find of historical coins from centuries ago ...

English has rules. Teachers insist on them. Exams depend on them. Grammar books list them carefully. And yet, English breaks its own rules all the time. Take pl ...

A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.

Rather than focusing on the risk to the Bayeux Tapestry in its forthcoming loan to the British Museum, David Musgrove argues ...

Explore the Bayeux Tapestry, a historical masterpiece back in focus at the British Museum with sponsorship from Igor ...

Forget Taylor Swift, this could be the hot cultural ticket of 2026: the Bayeux Tapestry is coming to London’s British Museum. And we now know when tickets are going on sale. Tickets will be available ...

When the Bayeux Tapestry goes on show at the British Museum later this year it will be the culmination of one of the most ...

Castles (and palaces and châteaux) are fantasy settings out of storybooks for many. They can be spotted all over Europe, though, bringing fairy tales to life.

A Belarusian-American hedge fund billionaire will sponsor the Bayeux Tapestry display at the British Museum this autumn, set to be London’s biggest “blockbuster show” for a generation.

Belarus-born, US-based hedge fund billionaire Igor Tulchinsky will sponsor the British Museum’s display of the Bayeux ...