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In the ninth century another people, the Danes or Vikings, invaded and occupied much of England. In Hertfordshire, though there are few place names with a Danish element, an exception is Danais, meaning ‘the Hundred of the Danes’, located in today’s Dacorum district. ‘Hundreds’ were Anglo-Saxon administrative units. Is HertfordshireRead More →

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Branchial arch, also called Visceral Arch, or Gill Arch, one of the bony or cartilaginous curved bars on either side of the pharynx (throat) that support the gills of fishes and amphibians; also, a corresponding rudimentary ridge in the embryo of higher vertebrates, which in some species may form realRead More →