They were not one united people, but lots of warring tribes that settled in different parts of Britain. The biggest tribes were the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes. But they weren’t always at war.

Experts have studied the DNA of 300 Anglo-Saxon people found along the eastern British coast, and have found that 75% of them can be traced to continental northern Europe, indicating a major ...

“People often think of archaeology as being all about digging ... have begun to see a pattern of toilets being placed in elite residences during the Anglo-Saxon period, Wright said. Another indicator ...