Hello traveller. Meet Ottar! Ottar is a wealthy fur trader from Scandinavia, don't worry he's not a viking as he isn't raiding (the term...

Eala traveller! Perhaps you have a Viking day at school and you want to look the part, or maybe you just think that the Anglo-Saxons are...

In Ancient Greece having a baby was a time for great celebration. However, like in much of the ancient world it was common for babies to...

So you are all dressed up and ready for your Ancient Greek day, but what should we call you? Most names we have today are very different...

Women have achieved a great many things throughout History. Here are fifteen women (in no particular order) who have positively impacted...

From ancient times right up to the modern day women have been achieving great things and have changed the course of History. Yet they do...

Everybody loves a biscuit! In fact, biscuits, such as these halstan (hall stone) biscuits could have been a part of Anglo-Saxon life. The...

When the Angles and Saxons (and the Frisians and the Jutes) came to the shores of Britain, they brought their language, their religion...

Viking clothing was very different to the clothes that are worn today. Neither the Vikings nor the Anglo-Saxons had clothes with pockets....

When we refer to Vikings, we are usually talking about the Norse people who originated from present day Norway, Sweden and Denmark. There...

So you are all dressed up and ready for your Viking day, but what should we call you? Whilst some names we have today have evolved from...

So you are all dressed up and ready for your Anglo-Saxon day, but what should we call you? Most names that we use today were not around...

The Anglo-Saxons were migrants who settled in England during the fifth and sixth centuries. They were made up from many small groups, or...

Guest article written by Ann Evans These days, when most of us have healthy, pain free teeth and gums, we tend to take for granted our...

It’s September and so begins a new term and a new academic year, but teachers and children are returning to schools, which are probably...

Many castles throughout the country have become ruined because they no longer needed to serve the purpose that they were built for. Some...

The time of the Vikings is one often associated with action and adventure, as well as myth and magic. It is a fascinating and intriguing...

So you are all dressed up and ready for your Roman day, but what should we call you? Most names that we use today were not around in...

The chances are that if you think of a Roman building one of the first things that you would think of is a mosaic floor. The Romans loved...

The Romans loved games, just like we do today, and played many different games, some of which had several sets of rules. Below is a game...