Mead, Monks and Madness

10/04/2024

Coming back from Scotland tomorrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 got so many episodes planned cant wait to get them out there for you to listen!

09/04/2024

08/04/2024

Such an amazing place, i hope they find some more incredible artifacts!

The Vindolanda excavations started today with a new research project that focuses on the last remaining turfed area within the boundaries of the last stone fort at Vindolanda.

Day 1 is now done and as a result we have slightly less turf in this area! We hope our Period 1 Vindolanda team of volunteers have a fabulous fortnight with us.

https://www.vindolanda.com/Event/2024-excavationsvindolanda

10/12/2023

Voting is now open for Archaeologist of the Year 2024 and we are delighted that the Vindolanda Trust CEO and Director of Excavations Dr Andrew Birley is one of the nominees in these awards by Current Archaeology.

The public will decide who wins the category, please show your support and give him your vote!

Voting closes on 5th February 2024 and while you are voting you can vote on the other categories too (book, research project and rescue project of the year).

https://archaeology.co.uk/vote

Andrew is honoured to be nominated for this award alongside Nick Card and Amanda Clarke.

05/12/2023

Mead, Monks & Madness has a TikTok 😀

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19/11/2023

Were the Princes in the tower killed on the orders of Richard III? That’s the story we have so far but Philippa Langley’s new book Princes in The Tower goes in search of new evidence in archives across Europe that may shed some new light on the story and give us a completely different tale to the one that a lot of people agree on.

18/11/2023

Feeling inspired after finishing David Mitchell’s new book Unruly for the third or fourth time, I think we will plan to do a series about the kings (and Queens) of England.

03/09/2023

The latest episode of Mead, Monks and Madness is out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

‎Show Mead, Monks & Madness, Ep Lindisfarne revisited - 2 Sept 2023

18/08/2023

Mead, Monks and Madness has an instagram page, would appreciate the follow 😎

17/08/2023

I love this place! When I was there I was able to see some pottery pulled out the earth that day! Seeing something that hasn’t been seen by human eyes for over 1000 years. Support these guys because the work they do there is amazing! Visit when you can!

Another great Friday find from the Vindolanda excavations. This is a die (single dice), made from bone 🎲. It was uncovered from a Hadrianic context earlier today.

We’ve had a great week at Roman Vindolanda.
You can also check up on the Magna excavations by visiting the Magna Dig Diary. 👇

https://romanarmymuseum.com/magnafort/magna-dig-diary/

16/08/2023

Still can’t believe how many people have listened to the podcast, thanks so much for the support. There will be a new episode very soon I promise!

14/08/2023

What do people want to hear about in the next episode? I’ve got so many ideas but don’t know where to start 😂 I think an episode about the Norman’s maybe on the cards or maybe you want to head about the worlds best knight William Marshal?

29/05/2023

I’m so sorry I haven’t done an episode for a while! Stay tuned as I do have one in the works! Thankyou for all your support 😄

11/05/2023

Thankyou all so much 😎

04/04/2023

Vindolanda episode is out now check it out on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

07/03/2023

"Cave canem" - beware of the dog! In ancient Rome, mosaics like this were used inside homes to warn visitors of vicious dogs within. This one guards the house of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii.

📸: Dan Harrington

04/03/2023

28/02/2023

Another quick VR tour this time at Portchester castle.

28/02/2023

A quick tour of some of the locations from the Lindisfarne and Bamurgh episodes using a VR, A Portchester video is also in the works.

27/02/2023

On this day in 425 AD The Imperial University of Constantinople was founded by Emperor Theodosius II

27/02/2023

Bamburgh Castle Episode 3 is now live on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

27/02/2023

Episode 3 now on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Mead, Monks & Madness, Ep Bamburgh Castle - 26 Feb 2023