The charming town was once the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, which was a powerful kingdom in the south of the country ...

Dating as far back as the kingdoms that existed before England, this charming town was the beginning of the country as we ...

The Last Kingdom' streams on Netflix and offers a more grounded take on 'Game of Thrones' with a satisfying ending.

AN INTERESTING Malmesbury festival is due to return to the town this month. The Wessex Week history festival returns from Saturday, October 18 to Saturday, October 25 with its typical programme of ...

Alfredfest, which will be held on Sunday, October 26, will pay tribute to Wantage's famous King Alfred the Great. The event promises a "lively and engaging" experience for locals, history enthusiasts, ...

The answer to how the area got its name is found not in grand estates, but in the earliest Anglo-Saxon dialect.

As a clash between CS Lewis and John Betjeman is unearthed, we remember the biggest fights in literary history ...

On the outskirts of Southampton, where the A27 crosses the River Itchen, lies a historical gem often overlooked -  Mansbridge.

A youth hostel opened in November 1934, at 331, Chartridge Lane, in a bungalow called Colwyn. Guests could sleep in double-decker bunkbeds, and use washbasins, and self-catering cooking facilities. It ...

Long before medieval crowns and royal courts, England’s earliest kings traced their bloodline to a god—Woden. From Hengest and Horsa to the royal houses of Anglo-Saxon England, his name echoed through ...

Ammon News - Æthelstan (pronounced like the "a" in cat), the first king to unite the disparate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms into what ...