A Northumberland village has been named one of the UK's prettiest for a winter break, according to the Telegraph. Lindisfarne, a tidal island famous for its early Christian monastery, was named one of ...

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

Why are so many non-religious people going on pilgrimages? I walked to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to find out ...

In June of 793, Viking raiders attacked the monastery on Lindisfarne, a sacred center of Christian learning in northern ...

Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne - a book of great beauty and power - to the safety of the Iona monastery, while ...

On June 8, in the year 793, the monks of Lindisfarne Monastery on the north-eastern coast of England were shocked to see Viking longships heading their way. The raid would mark the major beginning of ...

Imagine a seven-year-old boy being taken away from his family and brought to a monastery where a life of austerity awaits with endless praying and punishment, including whipping for misdemeanours?

Goats living in a wild herd in the UK have been added to a watchlist of rare breeds. The Cheviot goat population - estimated at just 450 - centres on a group in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland. It ...

Eye Books has landed Let These Things Be Written, the debut novel based on the life of Saint Cuthbert from Fiona Whyte. Publisher Dan Hiscocks acquired world rights directly from the author. The novel ...

Scandinavia's Viking days may be long gone, but its legacy of maritime exploration (and plunder) continues to capture our imagination. Tap into the region's seafaring heritage by visiting excellent ...

Scandinavia’s Viking days may be long gone, but its legacy of maritime exploration (and plunder) continues to capture our imagination. Tap into the region’s seafaring heritage by visiting excellent ...