British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

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The Saxons named the town Dornwaraceaster (the suffix - ceaster being the Old English name for a "Roman town"; cf. Exeter and ...

Today marks Easter Sunday, , and most families will tuck into an Easter meal of some sort, but what's on the table will be ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Originally from Germany, Anglo-Saxons had invaded England almost six centuries earlier, after the Roman Empire had fallen into disarray. They established their own kingdoms and converted to ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

Hike along the moorlands, visit bustling markets, and see scenic castles at England's northernmost county, located along the ...

Instead of waiting out the Vikings until they went away, the Anglo-Saxons reaped the myriad benefits of a broad cultural intermingling that many people still think never happened. “The world ...