Articles by Jenny Williamson

Become a Patron! Here are our modern sources: Picts: History and Heritage (documentary) Picts: Symbols and Signs (documentary) Bridei Mac Bili: King of the Picts [...Read More...]

The Picts burst onto the Romano-British scene as terrifying Celtic pirates, overwhelming Hadrian’s Wall from the north, sweeping in from the sea to ravage and burn [...Read More...]

By the end of the 300s, the soldiers on Hadrian’s Wall were hungry, they were under-equipped, and they hadn’t been paid in years. Even so, many stayed at their [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! We hope you enjoyed the episode! Our modern sources include: Hadrian’s Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy Adventures in Archaeology: “Housesteads.” [...Read More...]

The living at Hadrian’s Wall wasn’t as austere as you might think for those stationed there–especially in the beginning. Merchants flocked from all over the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Thanks for joining us! Our modern sources include: Hadrian’s Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy Dr. Rebecca Jones. “Africans on the Antonine Wall.” [...Read More...]

What was life like on Hadrian’s Wall? This week, we’re going to explore the living conditions along the Wall–at the forts and the milecastles, in the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! We hope you enjoyed the episode! Behold the beautiful duck brooch: Our modern sources include: Hadrian’s Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy BBC News: [...Read More...]

Hadrian’s Wall is a jaw-dropping engineering achievement stretching 73 miles across hundred-foot-high escarpments and rushing rivers, its earthworks dug deep into [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! We hope you enjoyed the episode! Our modern sources include: Hadrian’s Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Hadrian’s Wall [...Read More...]