Ancient Celtic Warriors: 12 Things You Should Know
When it comes to history, circa 5th century BC, the Greeks considered the Celts (Keltoi) as one of the four great ‘barbarian’ people – with…
When it comes to history, circa 5th century BC, the Greeks considered the Celts (Keltoi) as one of the four great ‘barbarian’ people – with…
While the Bayeux Tapestry (or Tapete Baiocense in Latin) holds its strong appeal in British popular consciousness for its portrayal of the events leading up…
Æbbe (or Aebbe) of Coldingham, a princess in her own right (by virtue of being the daughter of Æthelfrith, the 7th century king of Bernicia),…
The National Trust’s Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, which now comprises a working farm and a Georgian mansion house, also boasts its fair share of late…
A ‘dynamic’ mode of chariot burial – this, in a nutshell, defines the astounding discovery made in East Yorkshire. Archaeologists from MAP Archaeological Practice, carrying…
Picts or Picti, as referred to by the Romans (meaning the ‘painted ones’, apparently because of their practice of painting or tattooing their bodies) were…
While from the military perspective, the Battle of Hastings counts as a single (albeit interesting) encounter between two different martial cultures, the event in itself…
2016 and 2017 brought forth a bevy of incredible discoveries from the ancient Roman fort at Vindolanda, ranging from fashionable shoes, ink-writing tablets to toy…
Back in 2017, we talked about the massive Roman temple complex from 1st century AD in Silchester, Britain. Well, the northern part of Britain boasts…
Julius Caesar’s invasions of Britain, in circa 55 and 54 BC, pertain to audacious military feats that were never tried before by any Roman general….