Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.

Women played a significant role in the Viking invasion, evidence at Repton suggests The peaceful rural village of Repton in Derbyshire is thought to have witnessed a pivotal blood-soaked moment in ...

but rather the actions of individual Viking chieftains who grouped together followers and had one or maybe several boats. Occasionally, as in some of the invasions of Normandy, they organized ...

Above: Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the Norman invasion of England. Countless sailing experiments with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design.

Carbon dating showed bones dating from the 200 years previous to the Viking invasion. But new research has turned this on its head. Martin Biddle A burial of four children may have been a ...