A group of metal detectorists uncovered an extraordinary hoard of 2,584 ancient coins in a Somerset field valued at ...
First to go were Brecon and Pembroke, followed by Glamorgan. Before the end of the 11th century Norman presences were established in west Wales thanks to their special weapon, the castle.
The coins are from the time of the Norman Conquest of England, an 11th-century invasion of England by Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror. The coins were likely deposited in the ground for ...
The reasons why may seem obvious. From the Norman invasion in the late 11th Century up until Owain Glyndwr's uprising against England between 1400 and 1415, the Welsh endured three and a half ...
By the end of the day, according to local media reports at the time, they had collected 2,584 silver coins from the 11th century, during the time of the bloody transition from Saxon to Norman rule ...
The dig in Chichester's Priory Park is due to end on Monday Archaeologists have discovered a Norman bridge during ... that would have led to the city's 11th Century castle. The team from ...
The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now England’s most valuable treasure find, revealing new ...