Tag Archives: Romans

Coronavirus Diary 32 – Exploring Grims Dyke

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Following on from my post on Monday and indeed April and March, I thought I would finish off this walk with a visit to Grims Dyke. Grims Dyke is an iron age or possible older earthworks that at one time … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Cassivellaunus, Catuvellauni, Coronavirus, Covid19, Diary, Grims Ditch, Grims Dyke, Romans, Stanmore | 12 Comments

Coronavirus Diary – Social distancing on the battlefield with King Cassivellaunus – kicker of Roman ass!

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Those of us who haven’t gone completely doolally in these self-isolating times might remember a few weeks ago I wrote Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore. This post pretty much carries on from there and just … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Cassivellaunus, Catuvellauni, Coronavirus, Diary, Julius Caesar, Romans, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, war, Watling Street | 4 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore.

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

If you remember a month or so ago I broke my curfew and went out through the woods to visit a new vantage point over London. On that day I made sure I would take a visit to a place … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Clutterbuck's Brewery, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, Harrow, Little Common, outdoors, Queen Boudicca, Romans, Stanmore | 9 Comments

Kent Invicta! – The undefeated Garden of England.

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

My last post on the re-discovery of Eanswythe of Kent ended with a mention of the proud tradition of the county of Kent. Today Kent is often known as the garden of England with its kind climate and multitude … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history | Tagged Anglo-Saxon, County of Kent, gavelkind, Jutes, Kent Invicta, Memorials, Normans, Romans, William The Conqueror | 3 Comments

Cheers to pub signs!

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

As we near the darkest and coldest nights in the U.K. many of us will be spending at least some times in pubs. This would have been even more the case in years gone by. There have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life | Tagged Art, history, Pub Signs, Pubs, Red Lion, Romans | 6 Comments

I met perhaps the most famous tree in the world at Sycamore Gap

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If you think of how many trees are famous; there are quite a few of them but compared to the countless billions of trees on the planet they are really few and far between. Some famous trees are no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, history, Movies and Films, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged charity, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, outdoors, Robin Hood, Romans, Sycamore Gap | 16 Comments

A Brief History of the Penny

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

As the modern era of a cashless society rolls relentlessly onwards and due to inflation the value of it ever decreasing, the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has raised the prospect that like the half pence in the 1980’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, News | Tagged Bank of England, Cent, Coins, currency, Denarius, history, Money, Penny, Romans | Leave a comment

Why are the 7 days in a week? The story behind the names of the days of the week

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Have you ever wondered why the week has 7 days in it? It is so entrenched around the world even in areas not influenced by Bible teaching and yet no one really questions why this is. Whilst human devised … Continue reading →