Behind every king was a queen—and in Anglo-Saxon England, their lives were anything but peaceful. These royal women faced exile, poison, betrayal... and sometimes fought back.

Hundreds of elite Anglo-Saxon women were buried with mysterious ivory rings. Now, researchers know the ivory came from elephants living about 4,000 miles away from England.

The Anglo-Saxon bling suggested the woman was powerful in her own right and extremely devout, perhaps an early Christian leader, a princess or an abbess. The ornate gold necklace ...

SAXON PEASANT WOMEN. Share full article. Dec. 13, 1874. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 13, 1874, Page 3 Buy Reprints. View on ...

The sixth-century burial of an Anglo-Saxon teenage girl surprised archaeologists when they discovered a small third-century Roman goblet full of pig fat near her head.

A SPANISH WOMAN'S TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE!; The Difference Between Spain's Brutality to Women and Anglo-Saxon Humanity. Share full article. July 31, 1898.

Twenty-four of the skeletons were Anglo-Saxon women who were related maternally to several individuals. The other skeletons included men and children.