Category: Historical

Segontium was a Roman fort that played an important part in the often difficult conquest of North…

If you visit Barmouth, in West Wales, you can find an amazing carved marble sculpture depicting three…

If you visit Caerwent, in southeast Wales, you’ll find many excellent historic ruins. That’s because it was…

Lieutenant general Thomas Picton was apparently, to put it mildly, not a very nice person. Even by…

Close to the beautiful coast of Cardigan Bay, on the windswept western side of Eryri (Snowdonia in…

Wales is well known for being steeped in ancient history. And along the ruggedly beautiful coast of…

On a trip to the excellent Avoncroft outdoor museum, near Bromsgrove in western England, I came across…

Originally built around 90 AD Caerleon amphitheatre was a popular entertainment venue for the legionnaries, and others…

One of the exciting features of the Roman remains in Caerleon, South Wales, is the amphitheatre. According…

The Roman Second Augustan Legion are famous in British history for many reasons, one being their big…