Derek's love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring ...

Katie Tucker works for The University of Winchester. She has received funding from the BBC and Hyde900. After months of research, excavating old graves and following one lead after another, my ...

There are moments in history where a great deal hangs in the balance, meaning that if things had turned out slightly differently, the history which followed would be very different. In the history of ...

WINCHESTER, England — Archaeologists say they might have found part of the remains of King Alfred the Great, a ninth-century monarch who was one of the best-known and most important figures of early ...

Ninth-century coins taken from Craig Best upon his arrest Durham Police Several years ago, police in England conducted a dramatic sting operation to recover 44 missing ninth-century coins. Now, two ...

The bones of long-lost English King Alfred the Great may have been discovered in a graveyard in Winchester, the Daily Echo reports. Alfred, the only English King to be known as "the Great," was King ...

Idea was to show that Alfred, Prince of Wessex, who became the first and only British King to be called 'Great', was not just a guy who burned the cakes. Idea was to show that Alfred, Prince of Wessex ...

Archaeologists dug up an unmarked grave in a quiet English churchyard in search of remains of King Alfred the Great, a ninth century monarch credited with fending off the Vikings. The exhumation was ...

T.L. Solis is a former legal and entertainment professional that has since switched to writing. Growing up with a passion for vintage horror movies and offbeat foreign films, she enjoys just about ...

While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms ...