documentaries

Why did the builders of Stonehenge, West Kennett Long Barrow and Silbury Hill disappear….?

Feb 27, 2023

archaeology, buildings, Science, television reviews

Beaker Folk, Blowing Up History, Bronze Age, diseases, documentaries, plague, pottery, Silbury Hill, Stonehenge, West Kennett Long Barrow

I have just been watching an episode of Blowing up History, in which the prehistoric stone monuments at Stonehenge, West Kennett and Silbury Hill were investigated. The discovery of a large upturned bell-shaped pottery jar at West Kennett led to the revelation that it was the work of the so-called Beaker People of Europe,…
The Fabulous Cheapside Hoard….

Dec 3, 2018

art, television reviews

Armada, Armada Jewel, BBC, Cheapside Hoard, Cleopatra, documentaries, Great Fire of London, Isis, jewellery, Nicholas Hilliard, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, St. Paul’s, William Howard Viscount Stafford

I have just watched a fascinating BBC documentary from 2013, concerning the amazing hoard of 17th-Century (and earlier) jewels that was found in Cheapside at the beginning of the 20th Century. The documentary is called Secret Knowledge: The Hidden Jewels of the Cheapside Hoard, and was presented by modern jeweller, Shaun Leane. You can see…
Views of Framlingham

Feb 22, 2017

buildings, Music Reviews, travel

“Castle on the Hill”, documentaries, Ed Sheeran, Framlingham Castle, music, Thomas Mills High School, videos

This has to be one of every Ricardian’s favourite sites and now this article explains how a documentary about a certain song came to be made there, greatly featuring the town and some local students. Here is the official video.

documentaries

Why did the builders of Stonehenge, West Kennett Long Barrow and Silbury Hill disappear….?

The Fabulous Cheapside Hoard….

Views of Framlingham