Medieval History
Museum to reveal treasures of Anglo-Saxon princess
A stunning collection of 7th century treasure, shedding light on the extraordinary life of an Anglo-Saxon princess, is set to be revealed to the public for the first time.
The astonishing artefacts ? found in Loftus, East Cleveland, between 2005 and 2007 at the only known Anglo-Saxon royal burial site in North-East England ? have been hailed by archaeologists as some of the rarest ever discovered.
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