By Crasterfarian When the Roman Empire withdrew its legions from Britain in the early 5th century, it left behind not just monumental buildings and roads,… Read More »The Banna Theory: Arthur, the Last Roman Warlord
By Crasterfarian IN 634AD, life in Northumbria must have felt precarious for its people. Having already suffered a defeat and the loss of their king,… Read More »A Theory: Oswald, Heavenfield and Lessons from Early History
By Crasterfarian The Stanegate road stretched across England and became the most northerly demarcation defensive line in Britannia. Built under the command of one of… Read More »Milestone Zero: Where Hadrian’s Wall Was Born
By Crasterfarian During various excavations of Hadrian’s Wall, it was assumed, due to dead reckoning of distance between milecastles, that Milecastle 4 was sited where… Read More »Milecastle 4 And The Gate That Never Was
The Last Laugh by Peter Crasterfarian Angus The following poem was written in 1990, reflecting on mass layoffs at Swan Hunters and Margaret Thatcher’s intransigence… Read More »The Last Laugh
