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Category: Dark ages

West Country 2019 (14): King Arthur

Another day of heavy rain forced us to look for somewhere indoor to visit and so we decided to visit … More

King Arthur, Slaughterbridge

London Churches: St Olave’s

St Olave’s church no longer exists and today is an open space in Silver St in the city of London. … More

St Olave

The Celts at the British Museum

I have got into a bad habit when major exhibitions occur. I don’t go initially because they will be too … More

British Museum, Celts

Tynemouth Priory and Castle (1)

During my recent visit to Northumberland, I visited Tynemouth Priory, which is situated on a high rocky headland on the … More

Tynemouth priory and castle

Portus: Gateway to Rome (6)

Portus continued to be expand. In the late second century, there was both an expansion of existing buildings and the … More

Ancient Rome's ports, Portus

Vikings

A meeting at the British Museum enabled me to finally visit the Viking exhibition in the new exhibition gallery a … More

British Museum, Vikings

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