Discover 2,000 years of history amid the picturesque streets of York. A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub ...
These five archaeological sites comprise a system of monumental ring-shaped Viking-Age fortresses sharing a uniform geometric design. Constructed between about 970 and 980 CE, the fortresses at ...
When the Vikings came to Repton in the winter of 873 AD, they transformed the sacred church of St Wystan into a fortress. It was an important step in their bold attempt to take the whole of England.