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The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
Tagged with: ancient, bede, britain, british, Carolyn Hughes, church, Corhampton, england, historical, history, medieval, Meon Valley, Meonwara, Saxon church, the history girls, tide dials, Wilfrith, yew trees
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
British TV Period Dramas, Sorted Chronologically — Vulture
Everything from the Viking Age to post–World War II. Source: British TV Period Dramas, Sorted Chronologically — Vulture
Secrets of Carreg Cennen Revealed – living+eucatastrophe
Carreg Cennen, a twelfth-century castle eventually brought to ruin during the War of the Roses, guards the top of a limestone cliff just outside the village of Trap in the Brecon Beacons. At the ba… Source: Secrets of Carreg Cennen…
My Locations at the DragonCon Art Show
Labor Day Weekend is Nerdigras in Atlanta, Georgia! 80,000+ geeks and sundry nerds descend upon 5 downtown Atlanta hotels and have a geekfest. I will, as always, have my beaded jewelry and photoprints at the Dragoncon Art Show, located in the Hyatt, two…
Tagged with: ancient, architecture, art, art show, artist, atlanta, auction, author, bead, beaded, beadweaving, beadwork, beadwoven, beauty, bid, blog, blogging, book, britain, british, castle, celt, celtic, coast, convention, dragon, dragoncon, druid, druid's brooch, ebook, england, faerie, fairy, famine, fantasy, festival, fiction, filming locations, game of thrones, georgia, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, history, iceland, ireland, irish, jewelry, landscape, legacy of hunger, legacy of truth, legend, magic, medieval, mountains, myth, mythology, nature, neolithic, new release, northern ireland, novel, old, outlander, pagan, photography, prints, religion, romance, science fiction, scifi, scotland, scottish, series, show, tradition, travel, wicca, write, writing
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
BBC – History – Ancient History in depth: Native Tribes of Britain
Explore our map showing the major Celtic tribes who lived in Britain at the time of the Roman Conquest Source: BBC – History – Ancient History in depth: Native Tribes of Britain
M E g A L i T h i A – Stone Circles, megaliths, indexed map of prehistoric stones – M E g A L i T h i A –
Clickable map of the UK showing the distribution of prehistoric stones with links to maps, pictures and details Source: M E g A L i T h i A – Stone Circles, megaliths, indexed map of prehistoric stones – M…
Holloways: Roads Tunneled into the Earth by Time | Atlas Obscura
Source: Holloways: Roads Tunneled into the Earth by Time | Atlas Obscura
English magic: how folklore haunts the British landscape
The Land of the Green Man by Carolyne Larrington shows how supernatural stories can help us understand reality. Source: English magic: how folklore haunts the British landscape
The Anglo-Saxon Monk: Blog – The Anglo-Saxon Monk
The Anglo-Saxon Monk lingers over the laundry duties of a medieval priory and discovers more than just soap and wat er Source: The Anglo-Saxon Monk: Blog – The Anglo-Saxon Monk
Maps of Britain and Ireland’s ancient tribes, kingdoms and DNA
I found this absolutely fascinating. I’ve always loved maps, and this is the first time I’ve found a succession of maps showing the differing tribes of the isles throughout time in such a clear progression. At the bottom are some…
Tagged with: ancient, anglo-saxon, britain, british, bronze age, celt, celtic, dna, england, english, evidence, history, ireland, irish, kingdoms, map, maps, migration, neolithic, old, roman, romano-british, scotland, scottish, stone age, tribes, vikings, wales, welsh
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
10 Fascinating Mythological Creatures Of The British Isles – Listverse
The British Isles are a handful of islands that make up the Isle of Great Britain, the Island of Ireland, and a host of smaller islands in that vicinity (I Source: 10 Fascinating Mythological Creatures Of The British Isles –…
The dark side of the Anglo-Saxons | History Extra
The new film adaptation of The Hobbit will no doubt reinforce the widely held image of Anglo-Saxon England as a lost rural idyll. Yet, says Ryan Lavelle, the reality was far less cuddly, blighted by s Source: The dark side…
Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms c. 800 – Interactive Map – HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News
Interactive map of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and British kingdoms around c. 800 Source: Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms c. 800 – Interactive Map – HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News
Tagged with: anglo-saxon, archaeology, britain, british, british isles, historical, history, interactive, jutes, kingdoms, map, picts, vikings
Posted in History
Posted in History
Interview with Ellie Gray, author of Beauty and the Recluse
Today I am interviewing Ellie Gray. She is the author of Beauty and the Recluse. Come join us! Following the recent death of her father, and in need of both a job and somewhere to live, Kiya…
Stone Circles
Everyone loves a mystery, right? And what is more mysterious than a 5,000 year old structure, built by our neolithic ancestors? There are hundreds of stone circles, cairns, standing stones and structures around. Most are in Northern Europe, but they…
Britcoms and shows I like
I thought I’d make a list of Britcoms and other British series I like, with a short description. Here you go!
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 