Archaeologists in Oxford have unearthed the remains of 92 people, including a number of “sex-crazed” nuns, in the burial grounds of Littlemore Priory, a former nunnery founded in 1110, the Daily Mail ...

The location of Llanllyr nunnery in the Aeron Valley had been a mystery until now. Dr Jemma Bezant from University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) said it offered an unparalleled opportunity to ...

Archaeologists excavating a medieval Benedictine nunnery in Oxford have shed light on the darker side of convent life. The excavation of the Littlemore Priory, which was founded in 1110 and dissolved ...

DRAMATIC views along the River Swale downstream of Reeth offer glimpses of early industrial sites and two medieval nunneries - at Ellerton Abbey and Marrick Priory. Starting from Harland House in the ...

Archaeologists says they have discovered an "incredibly important" medieval convent, cemetery and Tudor mansion in Ceredigion. The location of Llanllyr nunnery in the Aeron Valley had been a mystery ...

Archaeologists excavating a medieval Benedictine nunnery in Oxford have shed light on the darker side of convent life. The excavation of the Littlemore Priory, which was founded in 1110 and dissolved ...