Blood and guts

A new exhibition examines the significance and impact of England’s northerly Viking invasion

THE INSIDE STORY

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Luther Ford is sitting in the cafe at the BFI on the South Bank in London when Big Issue arrives. He’s casually dressed in baggy T-shirt and shorts, baseball cap, trainers. But he has a bag full of cl

this story: Edgar Ætheling, Edward’s great-nephew. We know, of course, which one of these contenders held the crown in his possession at the end of the year. What is less certain is who was the most d

King and Conqueror dramatises the bloody conflict that ended with a fateful battle in 1066. Historian David Musgrove fills in the details