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.

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

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 ...

Kiaan — The Persian meaning of this name is "king." It means "grace of God" in Indian/Hindi, has Irish origins that mean ...

Who was the legendary Viking warrior Thorkell the Tall, and precisely how tall was he? From his links with the Jomsvikings to his role in the shifting Anglo-Saxon history leading up to 1066, his story ...

AS part of our spotlight on Stanway, the Gazette has compiled a fact file about the area. 'Stanway' is an Anglo-Saxon name for the 'stone way' or ‘stony path’. Stanway is mentioned in the historic ...

This week we will be taking a look at the rural village Lawford, found in the Tendring District in-between Mistley and Manningtree.