Christianity in Kent: Not Exactly an Inquisition
Augustine (not the famous one but a namesake) arrived in Kent in 597. He and 30 other monks were sent by Pope Gregory I...
The Pictish Connection in Arthurian History
Celtic contributions to Arthurian history were examined and found to be perhaps difficult to substantiate. Pictish connections to Arthurian history are a bit easier...
The Significance of the Hill-Fort: Economic
We have seen earlier how the hill-forts of ancient Britain provided the military chieftains of the time with excellent defensive and reconnaissance capabilities. Now,...
Julius Caesar: The Roman Who “Invaded” Britain
The world that Julius Caesar found when he arrived in Britain in 55 B.C. was an evolving landscape full of continental influences.
The farms were...
Cadbury: Was It Camelot?
It has been put forward that Camelot as the romance authors would have us fancy it did not exist, at least not for Arthur....
Glastonbury: More Christian “Borrowing”
The abbey at Glastonbury and the inclusion of the Tor as a whole into the Arthurian tradition is yet another example of the Christian...
Ceorl: What’s in a Word?
When we hear the word churl today, we think of an oaf or a loathsome person, one who has little education or manners. The...
Bronze Age Surgery Evidence Found in Thames
You never know what you’re going to find when you fish stuff out of the Thames. The latest stunning discovery is evidence of brain...
The Lindisfarne Gospels: A 7th-Century Thing of Beauty
The world of Anglo-Saxon England was often terrible and violent. People died in the blink of an eye, as the result of a mysterious...
Druids: The Iron Rulers of the Celts
Equally close-mouthed and mysterious, the Druids were some of the most powerful people the world has ever known. They held an iron grip on...