In the quiet village of Bosham, nestled along the coast of West Sussex, a modern-day house hides a secret that stretches back ...
So much for Augustine. Aidan to the rescue! He was determined to go out and convert the Anglo-Saxons. He set up a monastery on Lindisfarne in 634 and from there did something amazing, something ...
The newly-converted Anglo-Saxons would have recognised the plant or tree image because it had a sacred place in their pagan religion. This sculpture shows how closely linked the monastery was to ...
This demonstrates that individuals were receiving medical attention and care at the monastery over successive generations. "Our discoveries highlight the importance of Anglo-Saxon monasteries as ...
He was part of a team from the University of Reading digging up an Anglo-Saxon site next to Holy Trinity ... helped find evidence that the Cookham monastery was a social and religious hub.
The church we see today was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, and has the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint at its heart. At Westminster ...