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Early Medieval: Power and Politics
This period saw the evolution of what was essentially a nation of warlords, whether Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon, into a country organised into distinct kingdoms. Eventually the individual kingdoms were unified under the Kings of Wessex into the kingdom of England.
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The majority of Anglo-Saxon buildings were constructed mainly using wood, so few are left standing. But the timber-building tradition left its mark on later stone-built churches.
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The Massacre at Clifford’s Tower
One of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in York in 1190.
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10 surprising facts about the Wrest Park Collection Store
The Wrest Park Collection Store is a treasure trove home to over 160,000 objects from ancient pottery to 18th century staircases. Rose Arkle tells us more.
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Here’s how you can see your own halo at Rievaulx Abbey
Discover your unique Brocken Spectre at Rievaulx Abbey with a new light installation by artist Charles Monkhouse in April.
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A new year brings the opportunity to make more time for what you love. Take a look at our suggestions for how you can meet your goals and leave last year behind.
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Between the end of Roman rule and the arrival of the Normans, the international networks into which England fitted fluctuated many times. From the 9th century links with Scandinavia were particularly strong.
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The Anglo-Saxon period produced highly distinctive art of world-class significance, from the sumptuous metalwork of Sutton Hoo to the glorious illuminations of the Lindisfarne Gospels and the epic poem Beowulf.