Medieval History
Researchers exploring the legend of Britain?s most famous Knight believe his stronghold of Camelot was built on the site of a recently discovered Roman amphitheatre in Chester. Legend has it that his Knights would gather before battle at a round table where they would receive instructions from their King.
But rather than it being a piece of furniture, historians believe it would have been a vast wood and stone structure which would have allowed more than 1,000 of his followers to gather. Historians believe regional noblemen would have sat in the front row of a circular meeting place, with lower ranked subjects on stone benches grouped around the outside.
They claim rather than Camelot being a purpose built castle, it would have been housed in a structure already built and left over by the Romans....
Click here to read the article from the Daily Telegraph
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Medieval History
Historians locate King Arthur's Round Table
Researchers exploring the legend of Britain?s most famous Knight believe his stronghold of Camelot was built on the site of a recently discovered Roman amphitheatre in Chester. Legend has it that his Knights would gather before battle at a round table where they would receive instructions from their King.
But rather than it being a piece of furniture, historians believe it would have been a vast wood and stone structure which would have allowed more than 1,000 of his followers to gather. Historians believe regional noblemen would have sat in the front row of a circular meeting place, with lower ranked subjects on stone benches grouped around the outside.
They claim rather than Camelot being a purpose built castle, it would have been housed in a structure already built and left over by the Romans....
Click here to read the article from the Daily Telegraph
- Mysterious 'winged' Structure From Ancient Rome Discovered
A recently discovered mysterious "winged" structure in England, which in the Roman period may have been used as a temple, presents a puzzle for archaeologists, who say the building has no known parallels. Built around 1,800 years ago, the structure was...
- Bishop?s Palace In Lincoln: History Of A Significant Medieval Ecclesiastical Ruin
Almost 850 years old, the sprawling structure was used as a medieval bishops? house, making it one of the country?s most important buildings. It was built shortly after William I?s major building programme started following the Conquest. According to...
- King Arthur's Round Table May Have Been Found By Archaeologists In Scotland
The King's Knot, a geometrical earthwork in the former royal gardens below Stirling Castle, has been shrouded in mystery for hundreds of years. Though the Knot as it appears today dates from the 1620s, its flat-topped central mound is thought to be...
- Camelot: Starz Tv Series Cancelled, No Season Two
Starz has decided to cancel their Camelot TV series after one season. While the ratings weren?t bad for the Arthurian show, the numbers aren?t necessarily the whole reason why there won?t be a second season. Camelot, as you might have guessed, is based...
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Archaeologists working on a ruined Tameside castle have concluded it was built to prevent parts of England coming under Scottish rule. Buckton Castle in Stalybridge by the Earl of Chester was built in the 1100s. It was occupied for less than 100 years...