The Domesday Book | England | A comprehensive record of the extensive survey of England’s landholding and resources, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085-86. |
Bayeux Tapestry | Bayeux, France | A 70-metre long embroidered cloth which details the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. |
Magna Carta | England | The charter of liberties granted by King John of England in 1215, which has become an iconic symbol of the rule of law. |
Sutton Hoo ship-burial goods | Sutton Hoo, England | A 7th-century burial ship filled with artefacts, providing remarkable insights about the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia. |
Book of Kells | Kells, Ireland | A masterfully decorated manuscript created by Celtic monks circa 800 AD, containing the Four Gospels of the New Testament. |
Codex Sinaiticus | Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai | A 4th-century manuscript of the Bible written in Greek, considered one of the most important books in the world. |
The Luttrell Psalter | England | A 14th-century illuminated manuscript, named after its patron Sir Geoffrey Luttrell, depicting vivid scenes of medieval life. |
Lewis Chessmen | Isle of Lewis, Scotland | A collection of intricately carved, 12th-century chess pieces made from walrus ivory and whales’ teeth. |
Staffordshire Hoard | Staffordshire, England | The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found, discovered in a field near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. |
Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander | Turnovo, Bulgaria | A richly decorated Bulgarian illuminated manuscript from the 14th century, commissioned by Tsar Ivan Alexander. |