The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle shaped how we remember the making of England, but it was also propaganda, and it quietly buried Mercia’s greatest victories. From Æthelflæd’s refortification of Chester to a ...

Most people today envision Vikings as battle-hardened marauders, but this caricature doesn't represent the full picture of these seafaring Scandinavians. While Vikings were certainly elite warriors ...

When England’s first true king confronted Viking power in the north, one of his most effective weapons became his manipulation of loyalty ...