Following the initial invasion of Britain, the Roman emperor, Claudius, arrived to symbolically lead his army to victory. In August, the Romans captured Camulodunum (Colchester), the capital of ...

Hardicanute, King of Denmark, had also been king of England in 1042. His short reign gave his descendents, who included Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, a claim to the English throne. When Harold ...

Britain, with its rich history of monarchies, industry and culture, holds a lesser-known story in its past. It's the story of how people came to be here at all and their struggle for survival in a ...

The outline of Britain familiar to us today is a brief snapshot of a continually changing land. Discover how the reshaping of the landscape over the past million years affected the presence of humans.