Two go to a Roman exhibition

22 Jun 2022

I'd been trying to get to Carlisle ever since my friend Les Morris first told me about a Roman exhibition at the city's Tullie House museum. Les is a member…

June newsletter due soon

20 Jun 2022

Just a quick note to say my next newsletter for June will be coming out in the next day or two. This time round, as well as the usual writing…

Writing update and the mystery of High Street Roman road

18 Nov 202119 Nov 2021

High Street, Cumbria courtesy of lakedistrict.gov.uk Quick update - my November newsletter is due out in the next couple of days. This month it includes: update on progress and excerpt…

A Roman joke?

20 May 2020

This little fellow (picture above, from the Guardian) was discovered at Vindolanda Roman fort, on Hadrian's Wall, amongst a collection of discarded leather offcuts. Unlike the other bits and bobs,…

History, Romans, Liverpool… and vampires?

27 Apr 202027 Apr 2020

You wouldn't think there could possibly be any connection between the above four things, would you? There is, though, as I explained on Annie Whitehead's blog yesterday. Even though Echoes…