#Tennyson Friend:
The Georgian Birth of Christ
A romance of redemption remains the Tennyson clique's most popular drama.
Burghers in the Priors' Ovens
Excessively careful terminology helps uncover the real story behind the English 'Civil War'. And George Orwell's Animal Farm.
Who Faked the Cromwells?
He also made up the French Revolution and Frederick the Great before inventing hero-worship and fascism.
Carn Brae Serpent Mound, Redruth, Cornwall
Britain's earliest recorded serpent mound is the cute curl at the right of this 1754 plan. Why no older references?
Skelmorlie Serpent Mound, Scotland - Part One
A carefully described serpent mound. Which didn't make it into Scotland's Canmore database of ancient sites.
Loch Nell Serpent Mound, Scotland
A Scottish serpent mound with finds of flint and bronze knives. And folklore about battling giants.
Grimsby Serpent Mound, Lincolnshire, UK
A map of pre-Victorian Grimsby helps us understand why mystery and mimic plays were suppressed.
Gas Stations of the Past - Part Six
Royston Cave's carvings depict the Hertfordshire town's market days.
Not The English Civil War
England's Civil War narrative doesn't explain eastern England's destroyed towns, depopulation and signs of radiation sickness.