The Marlborough Downs is to be part of a government project to create wildlife havens. Twelve places out of 76 in England that applied to become Nature Improvement Areas have been chosen. The project aims to restore habitats and encourage local communities to get involved with nature. The work will be carried out by partnerships [...]
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Marlborough Downs selected as Nature Improvement Area
Posted in countryside, England facts, events in wiltshire, Marlborough Downs, visit wiltshire, Wiltshire on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Prehistoric BBQ Leftovers Found – Amesbury Discovery
Posted in Amesbury, Archaeologists, archaeology, aurochs bones, british history, english culture, English Heritage, neolithic, prehistory, sightseeing, stone age, Stonehenge, visit wiltshire, wessex on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Around 8,000 years ago, prehistoric hunters killed an aurochs and their grilling techniques were frozen in time. THE GIST Remains of a butchered and cooked female aurochs (a prehistoric cow) have been identified from a Stone Age Netherlands site. The hunters appear to have cooked the meat over an open fire, eating the bone marrow [...]
Roman remains discovered in Bath
Posted in Archaeologists, archaeology, bath tours, british history, English Heritage, History, roman baths, royal crescent on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An archaeological excavation currently being undertaken by Context One, on behalf of Ashford Homes, on the corner of Bathwick Street and Henrietta Road, Bathwick, have uncovered the remains of several Roman structures with associated features, as well as a Roman road surface. Based on some of the finds recovered so far, it appears to be [...]
Origins of Valentine’s Day: A Pagan Festival in February
Posted in England facts, english culture, histories, History, Pagan festival, Valentines Day on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
While some believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death or burial–which probably occurred around A.D. 270–others claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in an effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of [...]
Charles Dickens Birthday: Robert Morrison, English Professor, Says Social Issues Still Resonate Today
Posted in bath tours, british history, english culture, English Heritage, royal circus, royal crescent, trace your ancestors, UK Tourism updates, tagged Charles Dickens on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For a 200-year-old literary figure, Charles Dickens has much to say about the issues of today. So believes Queen’s University English Prof. Robert Morrison, who says Dickens — born Feb. 7, 1812 — was both a man of his times and a forward-thinker. In his many novels — including such classics as “A Christmas Carol,” [...]
Viking axe head discovery is ‘evidence of battle’
Posted in Archaeologists, archaeology, british history, king alfred, sightseeing tours, viking on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Viking axe head found in a Gloucestershire village could be evidence of a battle more than 1,100 years ago, according to archaeologists. The wrought iron object, found in Slimbridge in 2008, has now been identified as being of Viking origin. Historians say a band of Vikings sailed up the River Severn and fought against [...]
Up Helly Aa – Shetlands Viking Fire Festival 2012
Posted in British Folklore, british history, scotland tours, shetlands, sightseeing, Up Helly Aa, Viking Festival on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For 24 hours, on the last Tuesday of January, the town of Lerwick goes more than a little mad. “There will be no postponement for weather”. That’s a defiant boast by Shetland’s biggest fire festival, considering it’s held in mid-winter on the same latitude as southern Greenland. But it’s true: gales, sleet and snow have [...]
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