Religion in Ancient Britain: Cauldron Beneath the Surface
Ancient Britain was a melting pot of peoples and ways of life. The natives were mostly Celts who had migrated across the Channel from...
The Sword in the Stone: An Error in Translation?
Where have we heard this before? One word changed by a translator down through the years has made a legend out of what quite...
No Eyewitnesses: A Historical Difficulty
Arthur, historians believe, lived in the 4th and/or 5th centuries. The exact dates depend on the dates given for the most important events in...
What the Romans Found: The Celts
The Romans must have felt quite a bit of historical deja vu when they crossed the Channel en masse and discovered that the British...
Celtic Influence on Arthurian History
Readers of Arthurian literature are no doubt familiar with the Celtic shimmerings throughout. Famous examples are the knights Kay (originally Cei) and Gawain (originally...
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...
What the Romans Found: The Picts
One of the chief threats to Roman occupation of Britannia was the continued presence of the Picts, an ancient people who lived in what...
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...
What the Romans Left Behind: The Baths
One of the main points of focus in Roman life was the bath. The Romans bathed fully only once a week. But because their...
What the Romans Left Behind: Hadrian’s Wall
The Roman emperor Hadrian decided that a wall needed to be built to keep the marauding barbarians at bay for good. The Roman conquest...