'Beacon Masters' light UK on fire for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

University College London

Dr Stuart Brookes (Institute of Archaeology) explains the history of fire beacons in England, which date at least back to the 9th century, when Anglo Saxons used them to warn the population of Viking invasions.

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