Five kings, seven earls, and “an uncountable army” perished on the battlefield of Brunanburh nearly 1,100 years ago (illustrated above). The Anglo-Saxons emerged victorious, taking control of what would be a nation.

For decades, historians and archaeologists have chased clues about the battle site (depicted above). One unproven claim puts it outside the Beatles hometown of Liverpool, where Strawberry Fields was the Salvation Army children’s home and garden where John Lennon played as a kid.

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