Albion

Albion is an ancient name for Britain or England. It is often used in poetry. Traditionally, the... More >>

Alcuin

Alcuin (735-804) was an English scholar, teacher, and writer. He studied at the cloister-school... More >>

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (849-899) was king of the West Saxons in southwestern England. He saved his... More >>

Angles

Angles made up one of the Germanic peoples who invaded Britain during the A.D. 400's and 500's.... More >>

Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons, ANG gloh SAK suhnz, were members of the Germanic tribes that settled in what is now... More >>

Ashdown, Battle of

Ashdown, Battle of, was a battle fought during the Danish campaign to conquer England in the late... More >>

Britannia

Britannia is the Latin name for Britain, the main part of what is now the United Kingdom.... More >>

Cambria

Cambria is an old name for Wales. It comes from the Welsh word Cymru. Cambria was settled in the... More >>

Canute

Canute, kuh NOOT or kuh NYOOT (994?-1035), also spelled Cnut, became king of England in 1016.... More >>

Caratacus

Caratacus was king of the Catuvellauni, a powerful British tribe at the time of the Roman... More >>

Cunobelinus

Cunobelinus (?-A.D. 43?), also called Cunobelin, was a king of the Catuvellauni, who were the... More >>

Danegeld

Danegeld, meaning Dane money, was a land tax levied in England in the A.D. 1000's and 1100's.... More >>

Danelaw

Danelaw was the area of England that the Danes occupied during and after their invasion of the... More >>

Duncan I

Duncan, DUHNG kuhn, I (?-1040), also spelled Donnchad, succeeded his grandfather Malcolm II, also... More >>

Edington, Battle of

Edington, Battle of (A.D. 878), was the decisive battle in King Alfred's campaign against the... More >>