Early Arthurian Britain – Who Were the Britons in the Age of Arthur?
To more fully comprehend the era in which King Arthur would have risen to power, it is necessary to understand the dynamics at work...
A King Is Burnt to Death: What Caused It?
A curious entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle from 687 spurs this question: When is a king not in charge of his kingdom?
The entry in...
Early Arthurian Britain – Barbarians at the Gates
When the Romans attempted to gain control of the Scottish highlands, they were met with strong resistance from a loose confederation of tribes. The...
Early Arthurian Britain – Historical Documentation for the Arthurian Period
“The Arthurian legend, however wide-ranging its vagaries, is rooted in an Arthurian Fact.” In this line, Geoffrey Ashe, the renowned historian, puts a face...
Lloyd George’s “People’s Budget,” and the Parliamentary Act of 1911, Part 1
In December 1905, James Balfour, the Conservative prime minister (PM), suddenly resigned. (1) King Edward VII called upon Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Leader of...
Early Arthurian Britain – Growth of the Legend: Literature/Folklore/Mythology
When Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain was published in the twelfth century, the world was suddenly introduced to a more...
“What About the Rentiers?”: The Formation of the National Government (1931), Part 1
The formation of the National Government in August 1931 remains one of the more controversial issues in Labour Party and 20th Century British political...
The Medieval World and Faith
The Middle Ages lasted for approximately one thousand years from the end of the Ancient World in the fourth and fifth centuries AD to...
Early Arthurian Britain – Food and Housing
Agriculture remained the basis of the British economy throughout the Dark Ages and beyond. Roman influence greatly improved farming methods. By the fifth century,...
The Sounds and Voices of Munich
In September 1938, the fever of war was in the air. Only five years before, Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. In 1935,...