Time Team Official | SAXON QUEEN'S LOST ABBEY DISCOVERED: Time Team interview with Dr Gabor Thomas – Queen Cynethryth @TimeTeamOfficial | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago
In Summer 2021, archaeologists from the University of Reading made a major discovery: the long lost monastery ruled by a prominent and hugely influential Anglo-Saxon queen.

Cynethryth was the wife of Offa of Mercia, and a powerful queen in her own right – the only female ruler depicted on coinage at this time in all of Western Europe.

The Reading team, led by Dr Gabor Thomas, made some amazing discoveries at Cookham village on the banks of the River Thames.

Time Team's Dani Wootton catches up with Dr Thomas to find out more.


Special thanks to Dr Gabor Thomas and the University of Reading.

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