His greatest book was the 'Ecclesiastical History of the English', a major source for the history of Britain in the immediate post-Roman period.

From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation ... laird's house known as Tankerness House. Displays tell the history of the islands over the past 5,000 years with exhibits ...

If you're the skeptical type, you might raise an eyebrow when you hear that a particular Viking ship was built in the year 819. How could anyone determine the age of such an aged object so ...