Old London Files

Archaeologists uncovered a richly furnished Anglo-Saxon burial at Barnack, revealing elite life in early medieval England.

Founded in 1931, the Cornwall Record Society publishes historical documents relating to Cornwall's rich heritage.

Discovered in Kent in 2001, the Ringlemere Cup is one of Britain's finest surviving Bronze Age gold vessels.

Founded in 1920, the Northamptonshire Record Society publishes and preserves important historical records from Northamptonshire.

In 1992, the Hoxne Hoard was discovered in Suffolk, containing nearly 15,000 Roman gold, silver, and bronze coins.

Founded in 1852, the Essex Society for Archaeology and History promotes Essex's archaeology and local history.

In 1093, Malcolm III was killed near Alnwick during a campaign into northern England.

In 1644, King Charles I defeated Parliamentarian forces near Cropredy Bridge, preserving Royalist control in central England.

In 1643, Royalist forces won a decisive victory over Parliamentarian troops at Roundway Down in Wiltshire during the English Civil War. The battlefield is now on Historic England's Register of Historic Battlefields.

In 2003, archaeologists uncovered the Lichfield Angel at Lichfield Cathedral, an exquisite 8th-century carved stone panel with traces of original paint.