The Kingston Stone. The chronicles do not go into any detail regarding the nature of the coronations. In all likelihood, the ceremonies took place in the Anglo-Saxon church of St Mary, whose ...

Kingston, as the town is known, is the administrative centre of the eponymous London borough. Its proximity to the famed Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII's most famous residence, and favourite ...

The name 'Kingston' derives from the Anglo-Saxon for 'king's estate', although as chance would have it, the town itself is also home to a king's stone — namely the hunk of sarsen on which it's ...

Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries was a key event in the formation of England. Following the collapse of Roman control over Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, a group of tribes from ...

S ay the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the ...

Who are Anglo-Saxons? Share full article. July 8, 1857. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 8, 1857, Page 2 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

Archaeologists in England have discovered the remains of a teenager and child buried in a spooning position in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery dating to the sixth or seventh century A.D.

The Anglo-Saxons had consolidated their kingdoms over time, and by 927 A.D. King Æthelstan of Wessex had taken over most of the island. His incursions into Scotland and Wales gave him an ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship ...

Kingston's Coronation Stone is believed to have been used in the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings (Credit: Amy McPherson) ...