Monthly Archives: April 2017

New work (in progress): Bassishaw and Basinghall

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Robert J S Briggs

A few weeks ago, I attended a seminar given by Prof. Andrew Reynolds (my primary thesis supervisor, if I haven’t mentioned that before) in which he revisited a paper on the Anglo-Saxon archaeology of the City of London first delivered at a conference … Continue reading →

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410-1066 CE: What should we call the period (at least so far as Surrey is concerned)?

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Robert J S Briggs

Midway through last month, I finished editing my first Surrey Archaeological Society Medieval Studies Forum Newsletter. I’m pretty proud of the finished product, if I do say so myself! You’ll have to join the Forum to enjoy the whole thing, but I … Continue reading →

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Is it a castle? Is it a causeway? Further adventures in historical field-names

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Robert J S Briggs

Everyone likes castles, right? They’re one of the things that make the medieval period what it is in many people’s eyes. Of course, not every castle looks like Bodiam (yes, that one that’s on the cover of pretty much EVERY … Continue reading →

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