Tag Archives: castles

A visit to the impregnable Tilbury Fortress

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

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 | Leave a comment

The Tintagel Bridge over the troubled waters of King Arthur

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 | 5 Comments

Holding a nearly 2,000 year old Roman shoe at Vindolanda

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

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 | 12 Comments

Has the birthplace of King Arthur been discovered?

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

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 | 7 Comments

The Worst Restorations Ever

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

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 | 6 Comments

Barnard Castle and the Silver Swan at The Bowes Museum

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Some of you may remember back in October I went on holiday to the north of England and made a number of popular posts on my trip into old mines, behind waterfalls and along Hadrians Wall amongst other places. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Northumberland and Durham, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Barnard Castle, Bowes Museum, castles, County Durham, history, holidays, Life, Photography, Silver Swan, Tours, Travel, vacation | 5 Comments

Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

It had been a long old winter with two potentially serious health scares that thankfully were gradually eliminated over repeated visits to doctors, hospitals and specialists. With good news ringing in my ears and strong encouragement from some friends I vowed to … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Religion and Faith, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Belem Tower, castles, churches, Fear of flying, history, holiday, Jeronimos Monastery, Life, Lisbon, Portugal, Travel, vacation, Vasco De Gama | 7 Comments

In the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

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 | 11 Comments

Qasr Amr – pleasure palace of the Caliphs

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

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 | 3 Comments

What’s in a name? The name’s Liddell, Stephen Liddell.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by 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 →