It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am talking about the The Battle of Flodden and my recent visit to the site where that tragic event took place. My visit coincided with the 500th anniversary of the battle.
Archive for October, 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Flodden Field
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Excavations at Flodden
One of he events that was taking place on the 500th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Flodden was an archaeological dig in one of the fields where the main conflict took place. The dig hoped to find the remains of bodies of those who had fallen. The bodies would not be disturbed, but [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2013
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Synchronicity
On Sunday Mr C went to the Derby wargame show with a couple of his mates. I was asked if I wanted to go and I considered perhaps being dropped of at a Stately home nearby. I decided to stay at home, I thought there might be too much wargame talk in the car.
I had [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2013
