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Raedwald: The Sutton Hoo King?

An apology: this article is a little longer than my normal offerings! All images are public…
Durham: A long forgotten massacre

Today’s blog takes us back to January 1069, to a day when the streets of Durham…
The Bayeux Tapestry

A Pot Pourri of delectable detail Note: all images used in this blog are public domain…
Ludlow: England’s finest castle? Fight me!

Over the years, the market town of Ludlow has become a regular haunt for me and…
Heavenfield: a misunderstood, mislocated but critical battle

The area around Chollerford (near Hexham) is much more well known for its Roman history than…
Anglo-Saxon England’s Golden Dome

Those of you who keep an eye on such things may have seen Donald Trump announce…
Wanderings in Wales: The Pillar of Eliseg

As it has been half-term in the UK this week, the good-lady-teacher-her-indoors and I decided to…
Catharsis: a dish best researched

A Brief History of Falconry in England I have long toyed with the idea of writing…
England’s Pope(s)?

In its 2000-odd year history, covering 266 popes, only 1 (to date) has been of English…
Franciscas

(or the Frankish, short-handled throwing axe) Those of you who have read Blood Feud (book 1…