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Britain's Timeline

One of the most comprehensive timelines of the English Middle Ages was written during the English Middle Ages. Take a look at the origin, development and survival of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

In the News

Vikings & Brits in Iceland

The story that the Scandinavian colonizers of Iceland brought British women to their new homes may be confirmed by a recent genetic study. For more information see the article by John Pickrell at the Academic Press.

Medieval Trade Center

An archaeological dig at the Bullring in Birmingham, England, reveals that the area was a center of trade long before the Industrial Revolution. Get the details in the feature by Robin Young at the Times.

This Week in Medieval History

Saint Angela Merici was born, Ebbo of Reims died, and the order of the Knights Templar was suppressed.

What happened today?

Oscar Time

Do you love movies? Looking for films with a medieval flavor? Check out this list of Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films set in or near the Middle Ages, selected by your Guide. 

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Map of Roman Britain, 410

Settlements of Angles, Saxons and Jutes in Britain, about 600

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Get a year-by-year History of the Academy Awards from 20th Century History Guide Jennifer Rosenberg.

  

Quote of the Knight Good, good Louis -- if I had managed sons for him instead of all those little girls, I’d still be stuck with being queen of France, and we should not have known each other. Such, my angels, is the role of sex in history. Katharine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor in The Lion in Winter

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