Dr Alixe Bovey journeys north beginning at York, stopping off at the medieval street, 'Shambles', which was used mainly by butchers and traders working with other parts of butchered animals. York ...

Two people buried in early medieval England had West African ancestry, experts have revealed, in a discovery that rewrites British history. The find provides the first direct evidence of a connection ...

Some parts of Britain still run on rules that first appeared when life was ruled by crowns, carts, and candlelight. They sit tucked inside old laws, local customs and forgotten rights that most people ...

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Art historian Alixe Bovey follows the Gough Map, the oldest surviving road map of Britain, in search of the country as it was in the medieval era.