Yesterday we visited Bletchley park in Buckinghamshire. From 1938 onwards Bletchley Park was the headquarters of British secret service code-breaking … More
Category: History
Historyextra Tudor Study day
Great day learning more about the Tudors Have you got your ticket to our #Tudors day yet? Still a handful … More
Pompeii comes to London
More information on the forthcoming Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition at the British Museum http://ow.ly/j6PkE
Pompeii and Herculaneum
The Sunday Times previews the forthcoming exhibition at the British Museum http://thetim.es/15QXgXN
Insights into London history
Attended the London archaeology conference yesterday. The morning began with a series of reports on current or recent excavations in … More
Medieval trading ship
These are some pictures of a replica medieval trading ship, the Lisa von Lubeck, which visited Kings Lynn in 2009 … More
Jousting Knights
Some pictures from a medieval re-enactment
Roman Infantry
Some pictures of Roman infantry from a re-enactment They did a mock charge at the crowd stopping just before they … More
Roman Cavalry
Some pictures of a Roman cavalryman from a re-enactment The standard is called a Draco For more information see http://www.fectio.org.uk/articles/makedraco1.htm … More
Closed for refurbishment
After attending a morning training session in central London I went to the British Museum meaning to do some work … More
