The news that the Bayeux Tapestry will be making a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Britain from September 2026 until July 2027 made me…
Northamptonshire offers a delicious slice of English archaeology from prehistory to the present day. Its central location and its fertile soils mean…
The perspective from population genetics Ancient human DNA is revolutionising our ability to detect human migration that occurred hundreds of years ago.…
Warwickshire, I will stay in the West Midlands for this column, moving north into Staffordshire. I have previously explored this region in…
Twenty-five years ago, a cargo of millions of pieces of Lego was washed overboard during a storm off Land’s End. To this…
Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past. A selection of articles mentioned by Joe Flatman in this month’s…
The word ‘dolmen’ – derived from the Breton taol maen (‘stone table’) – is regarded as a folk term for Neolithic monuments…
In its heyday, HMS Invincible was considered one of the finest ships in the Royal Navy – and although it sank off…
Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past. A selection of articles mentioned by Joe Flatman in this month’s…
We know that Britain experienced tumultuous events during Hadrian’s reign. What we do not know is the order in which they played…
This year marks the 1,900th anniversary of the visit of the emperor Hadrian to Britain where, according to his biographer writing more…