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September 1, 2018

Review: The Celtic World, Jennifer Paxton

Rating: 3 out of 5 This is quite directly an overview of the Celts as it is understood by the most recent researchers: Scotland,…

August 8, 2018

Review: The Private Lives of the Saints, Janina Ramirez

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 It is my innate liking of Anglo-Saxon Britain which makes me rate this at 3.5/5 rather than any particular…

July 22, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle: Empire, Vol. 1, Christopher Lee

Rating: 4 out of 5 ‘Empire’s first installment sounded a bit weaker to me than my recollections of the previous series’. This could be…

June 18, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle: The Dynasties, Christopher Lee

Rating: 5 out of 5 It was very easy for me to pick up another volume of ‘This Sceptred Isle’ as I absolutely adored…

April 28, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle, Collection 2, Christopher Lee

This Sceptred Isle Collection 2: 1702 – 1901: The Classic BBC Radio History by Christopher Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I sometimes…

April 20, 2018

Review: This Sceptred Isle, Collection 1, Christopher Lee

This Sceptred Isle: Collection 1: 55BC – 1702: The Classic BBC Radio History by Christopher Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was…

April 19, 2018

Review: ‘In the Land of Giants’, Max Adams

In the Land of Giants: Journeys Through the Dark Ages by Max Adams My rating: 3 of 5 stars High 2.5. I think this…

March 8, 2018

Review: ‘The Ancient Paths’, Graham Robb

The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe by Graham Robb My rating: 5 of 5 stars This could all be a…

June 26, 2017

Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne)

Ireland has grown on me since 2015. Every time I go there, I discover something new and something beautiful. The last time this discovery…

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