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Magnus Bruun as Cnut in 'The Last Kingdom' season 4

The Last Kingdom S4 E4 review: “Royal rage could be a terrible thing in the early Middle Ages”

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Callanish standing stone circle, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. (Photo by Dreamstime)

British prehistory: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'The Last Kingdom' season 4 episode 1

The Last Kingdom S4 E1 review: will Alfred’s legacy come tumbling down?

'The Last Kingdom' season 4

The Last Kingdom S4 E2 review: winds of change and dramatic father-son relations

Edward the Confessor

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Anglo-Saxons

Harold Godwinson is proclaimed king of England in the Bayeux Tapestry. It may have been commissioned by a Norman but this magnificent artwork repeatedly acknowledges the English leader’s piety and courage. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Editor's pick 11 fascinating articles on the Normans you can read right now

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Illustration of Alexander the Great marching to war (Illustration by Sue Gent_

What if… Alexander the Great had lived longer? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Otto Wächter pictured with his family, 1944. (Photo by Orion Publishing Group)

A Nazi mystery . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An early 14th-century portrait of 10th-century leader Edward the Elder

Who was Edward the Elder? A brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon king

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A Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, from Dyback, Skane. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

How England rode the Viking storm . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Traditional Kente cloth from Ghana (Photo by Dreamstime)

A new view of Africa’s past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Isabella of Castile

Isabella of Castile: a brief guide to the medieval queen

The British Museum in London

Virtual museum and monument tours: how to explore the wonders of history from your home

Stained glass image of King Cnut

Your guide to King Cnut: the fierce Danish warrior who ruled England

Princess Elizabeth 1939

The young Elizabeth II: life before she was Queen