On the naming of forts
Finding names for places that are authentically ancient British is a patchy affair. Sometimes we know; sometimes we work it out; sometimes we haven’t a clue. The ancient name for…
Hill forts and high places
No one is certain why the ancient Britons created ‘hillforts’. The name implies defence, but the scant signs of warfare cause some to believe that they were elaborate livestock compounds…
John Ruskin – a reputation restored
An opinionated art historian, impossibly thin and with a voice that gets itself heard, Pamela Tudor Craig comes to mind in this, the centenary year of John Ruskin (b. 8…
Truth is no stranger to fiction
This is an article I wrote for History Today published 11/11/2004. It is now locked behind a pay wall (fair enough) but the copyright is mine, so here it is.…
Afterlife
Hermes, Guide of Souls, by Charles Hardaker Questions have recently been raised on the Facebook page of The Prehistoric Society about what my characters believed about an afterlife, which has…