Scandinavian tradition says that the daughter of King Harold was consort to one the great rulers of Kievan Rus’.

Scandinavian warrior Leif Ericson was sent to bring Christianity to Greenland, but accidentally discovered North America instead.

King Canute enacted a memorable demonstration of the limits of government power.

Irish monk St Columba is credited with being among the first witnesses to the ‘Loch Ness monster’.

England’s first and greatest historian explains why history is so important.

The mild-mannered, artistic monk was nevertheless a founding father of the English nation.