Friday, December 25, 2009

A Western Xmas - 1864

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Alf Doten was 19 when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California. He sailed from Plymoth to California to seek his fortune. He s...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Stagecoach #2

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In the 1860's there were at least half a dozen stage coaches in and out of Virginia City every day. In a book called Resources of the...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

Slippery Gulch

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In September 2009, I spent four days in Virginia City, Nevada, researching a new series of books. Virginia City was a wealthy and rowdy m...
Friday, December 11, 2009

The Western Mysteries

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I've been visiting Nevada and California to research a series of history mystery stories I hope to write. They will be set in the Comsto...
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Sunday, December 06, 2009

A Roman Christmas

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[This is a version of a lecture I gave at the British Museum in December of 2009] Q. What do Christmas crackers, mulled wine, Santa hats,...
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Saturday, December 05, 2009

Saturnalia Quiz

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Saturnalia in The Roman Mysteries TV series Would it surprise you to learn that many of the customs we observe at Christmas go back...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Fan Fiction

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I don't usually read FAN FICTION, but I just got a load of stories from Class 3 at Collingbourne C.E. Primary School . The titles are fu...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A Mysterious Roman Vase

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Back in April of 2009, I blogged about the Riddle of the Portland Vase : who are the figures depicted on it? Yesterday Bonhams , the Lond...
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Friday, October 02, 2009

Odysseus in Portus?

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There is great excitement among Classicists and archaeologists about the University of Southampton 's find of what may or may not be a l...