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Tag Archives: castles
A visit to the impregnable Tilbury Fortress
Last Monday being part of a long Bank-holiday Monday and us entering our months behind schedule first warm weather of the year, I decided to visit Tilbury Fortress in the county of Essex though to all intents and purposes it … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Travel
Tagged castles, Queen Elizabeth I, River Thames, Tilbury Fort, war
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The Tintagel Bridge over the troubled waters of King Arthur
There are few places in the world where history and legend intermix so thoroughly and so naturally as at Tintagel in Cornwall. Following the retreat of the Romans from Britannia, from about the 5th to the 7th century AD it … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, News
Tagged Britain, castles, Cornwall, English Heritage, King Arthur, Legends, Merlin, Tintagel
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Holding a nearly 2,000 year old Roman shoe at Vindolanda
I’ve been so busy with my tours that I haven’t had a day off since April 16th and so my blog posts are currently a bit shorter than usual. Even last week when I would be walking for up to … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Travel
Tagged Archeology, castles, Hadrians Wall, Ro, Roman, Roman Empire, Shoes, Vindolanda
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Has the birthplace of King Arthur been discovered?
In all the names of mythical and semi-mythical beings in history, there are few if any that rank more highly than that of King Arthur and his legendary knights of the Round Table. Quite why people get so worked up … Continue reading
Posted in history, Popular Culture
Tagged Archeology, Britannia, castles, Glastonbury, history, King Arthur, Legends, Life, Myths, Roman, Roman Empire, Tintagel
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The Worst Restorations Ever
The U.K. is covered in old buildings and ruins. Deciding which to fully or partially restore, which to manage to prevent further degradation and which to let disintegrate away is a complicated process depending on the structures uniqueness and importance … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Funny & Humour, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Castillo De Matrera, castles, Ecce Homo, Egypt, Funny, Life, Qing Dynasty Fresco, Restoration, ruins, Tutankhamen
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In the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia
Hopefully you will have read the previous post about the classic epic movie, Lawrence of Arabia, it’s not entirely necessary but it sets this post in perspective. I came to Lawrence through the film and after watching it, you do … Continue reading
Posted in history, Travel, WW1
Tagged #WPLongform, Azraq, Bovington, castles, churches, countryside, Dorset, history, Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Life, Middle-East, national trust, nostalgia, outdoors, Tours, Travel, Wadi Rum, WW1
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Qasr Amr – pleasure palace of the Caliphs
Qasr Amr is located on the desert road to Azraq and only a short distance from Iraq. It is possibly the highlight of the chain of desert castles built in eastern Jordan. It was built by Caliph Walid I around … Continue reading
Posted in history, Travel
Tagged Architecture, Caliph, castles, Culture, Desert, history, Islam, Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Middle-East, Tours, Travel
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What’s in a name? The name’s Liddell, Stephen Liddell.
Today is one of those days where I had a whole slew of subjects that I could write about but one thing led to the other which is why I am here writing about Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet … Continue reading
Posted in history, Northumberland and Durham
Tagged castles, coat of arms, countryside, Cumbria, family tree, Genealogy, history, Liddell, Long reads, Maps, northumbria
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