Tim and I have been chatting about Strathclyde for longer than either of us would probably care to admit (even before his name was on the cover of any books!). So I was thrilled to tuck in with his latest book Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age in the days running up to Christmas.... Continue Reading →
The Makers of Scotland
Tim Clarkson, The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings. Edinburgh: John Donald, 2012. 224 pg. In his third book, Tim Clarkson takes on the first thousand years of recorded Scottish history. It's a huge task, but Tim was more than up to the challenge. I really enjoyed it. I tend to focus so... Continue Reading →
Heavenfield Round-up 4: A Golden Hoard of Links
The news of the last week or so has certainly been the announcement of the discovery of the 7th century Anglo-Saxon "Trumpington Princess" and the blogs have been all over it. Here is a mini round-up of the coverage: I think I may have been the first blog on the story (based on the earliest... Continue Reading →
Clarkson’s The Men of the North
Tim Clarkson (of Senchus) has done what it was always said couldn't be done. With a heavy dose of skepticism and the proper caveats, he has produced an engaging and evidence-based history of the northern Britons. By stripping away most of the legend that has built up around the Men of the North the real... Continue Reading →
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