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Æthelflæd of Mercia, the warrior queen who broke the Vikings, and the battle the Chronicle barely mentions

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 ...

Spots to capture a sense of Denmark's mighty Viking warriors

Once upon a time, there was a Viking king. He prayed to Thor, Odin and Freya and ruled over a land that did not yet have an ...