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The Battle of Bosworth: 10 things you need (or might want) to know.
To mark its recent 540th anniversary (I missed it as I was away in Scotland), here…
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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…
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Durham: A long forgotten massacre
Today’s blog takes us back to January 1069, to a day when the streets of Durham…
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The Bayeux Tapestry
A Pot Pourri of delectable detail Note: all images used in this blog are public domain…
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Ludlow: England’s finest castle? Fight me!
Over the years, the market town of Ludlow has become a regular haunt for me and…
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Heavenfield: a misunderstood, mislocated but critical battle
The area around Chollerford (near Hexham) is much more well known for its Roman history than…
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Golden Dome
Those of you who keep an eye on such things may have seen Donald Trump announce…
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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…
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Catharsis: a dish best researched
A Brief History of Falconry in England I have long toyed with the idea of writing…
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England’s Pope(s)?
In its 2000-odd year history, covering 266 popes, only 1 (to date) has been of English…
Paul Bernardi 