Cnut the Great as King of England (1016-1035)
Cnut, or Canute, was the first Danish King of all England (1016-1035). Cnut was the King of Denmark from 1018 until 1035 and he...
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
English monks began the manuscripts that comprise the Chronicles during the reign of King Alfred (871-899). The Chronicles are unusual because they were written...
Life in England at the Time of the Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest brought huge changes for the ruling and landowning classes of medieval England. But for poorer people, there were fewer changes. Although...
Northumbria 600-768
Æthelfrith (†616) was the king of Bernicia (from 592/593) and Deira, which merged into Northumbria. Æthelfrith was the son of Æthelric and the...
England in early Middle Ages
Germanic pirates were raiding British shores as far back as the third century. These raids were purely for purposes of looting. They brought their...
