David "Mac" MacDonald used to serve on U.S. nuclear subs. Now he's working on a precise replica of a ship that set sail ...

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 ...

Sitting in the heart of Somerset, this mediaeval market town was once the capital of the entire country way before it even gained its name as England and was instead an entirely different kingdom.

He was the final independent ruler of the ancient "Kingdom of Essex". Born as the son of Sigeric of Essex, Sigered ascended ...

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