The discovery in Bishop Auckland offers a "real window" into life in republican England, say experts.

Hundreds of dead from the Battle of Roundway Down, Wiltshire, could lie in the mass grave.

The tokens were made from melted down plate, to be used as currency while the town was cut off.

The structure at Corfe Castle is known as the King's Tower and was originally built for Henry I.

The story is one of the "most requested subjects for a special exhibit" at a museum.

The small silver timepiece is said to have been given to one of the Civil War leader's officers.

The dig is taking place at Hartlebury Castle to find out more about a civil war bastion.

The archaeological dig hopes to make discoveries about a civil war bastion at Hartlebury Castle.