Tag Archives: Treasure

What a rare gold coin from the Black Death can tell us about life in the 1350’s.

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

One of the things I wanted to do when I was little was to go metal-detecting. I still remember the joy of getting one and going deep into the woods to see what I could find. Sadly for me about … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life | Tagged Black Death, Coins, Gold, Metal Detecting, Treasure | 3 Comments

Solving the mystery of Captain Henry Every – The Pirate who became the subject of the first world-wide manhunt from India to North America

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog on Colonel Blood and his audacious career that involved stealing the Crown Jewels and in the last few days I’ve been reading about a discovery of some Arabian coins unearthed in an … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged Captain Henry Every, Fancy, Ganj-i-Sawai, Mughal, Pirates, Treasure | 3 Comments

John Donne – A forgotten poet and his discovered manuscript.

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

In the long and rich history of English literature, John Donne is almost forgotten about by many today but in his time he was pioneering. Born into a Catholic family at a time when it was illegal to practice the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life, writing | Tagged English, John Donne, Literature, Poetry, Treasure | 3 Comments

A peek inside a Medieval Book Coffer

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Lot’s of people seem to think that reading on the go is a modern phenomenon using electronic devices to snatch a few minutes of solitude on a busy train to work. I must say, I just don’t get it though … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life, News, Religion and Faith | Tagged Bodleian Library, Book Coffer, books, Life, Museums, Oxford, Treasure | Leave a comment

A tragic hero, forgotten in his own time but now remembered in ours.

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst out with his metal detector on the muddy foreshore of Thameside, amateur historian and enthusiast Tobias Neto stumbled on a very small but very special piece of history in December 2016. It was a medal, a VC or … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London | Tagged Army, Crimean War, history, John Byrne, John McDermond, Queen Victoria, The Crimea War, Treasure, Victoria Cross, war | 6 Comments

Roman treasures found under the streets of London

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Oldest ever manuscripts discovered 20 feet under London streets Continue reading →

Posted in history, London | Tagged Archeology, Bloomberg, Celtic, Heritage, history, Life, London, MOLA, Roman, Treasure, UK, Ye Olde England Tours | 10 Comments

Nazi Gold Train Found In Poland After 70 Years?

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

As has happened a few times in the history of this blog, an event which I wrote about from a historical standpoint is now unravelling as a live event. A few months ago I wrote on the treasures of the missing … Continue reading →

Posted in history, WW2 | Tagged Downfall, Germany, history, Książ Castle, Life, Nazi Gold, News, Poland, Trains, Treasure, Tunnels, WW2 | 3 Comments

The Lost Treasures of Bad King John (plus other treasures both found and missing).

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Have you ever wanted to get rich quick? Long before Nigerian spammers were in on the act there was the art of metal-detecting. Often metal-detecting enthusiasts are derided as being a little bit odd and depicted as spending their lives wondering … Continue reading →