20 July 2026
Britain’s First Hospital May Have Stood at an Anglo-Saxon Monastery
An Anglo-Saxon monastery beside the River Thames may have served as Britain’s earliest known hospital, caring…
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Queen Cynethryth
11 August 2025
UK’s Oldest Hospice Discovered: Anglo-Saxon Monastery Unearthed in Cookham Reveals Early Medical Care
An extraordinary archaeological discovery in Cookham, Berkshire, is rewriting our understanding of healthcare in early medieval…
8 May 2023
A coin of Queen Fastrada and Charlemagne found – First of its kind
A coin purchased by the Charlemagne Center in Aachen, Germany, bears the name of Queen Fastrada.…
19 August 2021
Archaeologists discovered the monastery of Queen Cynethryth, a strong Anglo-Saxon queen
Archaeologists from the University of Reading and local volunteers excavating on the grounds of Holy Trinity…