About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: medieval
Finland: Porvoo – Escape from Helsinki
Exploring the medieval coastal town of Porvoo – a stop on the King’s Road and just an hour’s drive from Helsinki. The second oldest … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathedral, Finland, Helsinki, King’s Road, maritime, medieval, Middle Ages, Porvoo, snails, Tzar Alexander
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Finland: Naantali – A Baltic Spa Town
Before Naantali became a popular 18th century spa town it was an important pilgrimage destination founded around a medieval Brigittine convent, the church of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltic resorts, Finland, Finnish Archipelago, Helsinki, medieval, Naantali, pilgrims, sailing, spa, St. Brigittine convent, Sweden, tourism
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Emerald Isle: Folk Parks
Two folk museums capture the feel of life in the Emerald Isle over a century ago. Along with trains, buses and bikes, the Ulster … Continue reading
Emerald Isle: Dublin and Kilkenny
An introduction to two capital cities: Dublin, today’s capital of the Republic of Ireland, and Kilkenny, the medieval capital of the country. We explore … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Abbey Tavern, architecture, Book of Kells, Dublin, George Bernard Shaw, Gobelin tapestries, James Joyce, Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny House, medieval, Norman Conquest, Reginald’s Tower, Republic of Ireland, River Liffey, Rubens, slavery, Trinity College, Vikings, Waterford
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Malta: Mdina – The Medieval Walled City
When Malta falls into Arab hands the island economy is transformed with irrigation systems, new crops and terraced farming. The old capital city of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabs, architecture, barbarian pirates, Byzantine, Goths, Gozo, irrigation, Islands, La Fontanella, language, Malta, market, Mdina, medieval, Mediterranean, Melita, Normans, old capital, Rabat, Romans, Sicily, tourism, Victoria, walled city
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England: The Counties
England has 47 counties, each one laden with history ancient and modern. In this round-up of major features and attractions we include Hadrian’s wall … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Hathaway, Bamburgh Castle, border wars, Cambridgeshire, canals, Castle Howard, Cornwall, counties, cricket, Cumbria, Devonshire, Emperor Hadrian, England, football, Lake District, Lancashire, Life Interactive Museum, Liverpool, Manchester's Old Trafford, medieval, Midlands, mining, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newmarket, Northumberland, Penshurst, River Avon, River Cam, Roman, sailing, Scots, Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, Strawberry Field, The Beatles, the Cotswolds, the Norfolk Broads, Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, Woburn, Wordsworth, Yorkshire
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Journeys: Pembrokeshire, Wales — Castles and Coast
Pembrokeshire in Wales is a hidden national treasure with beautiful gardens, the only National Coast Park in Britain, and the Landsker, a line of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amroth, Bosherston, Carew Castle, Colby Woodland Gardens, cycling holiday, Earl of Shrewsbury, farm holiday, Henry Tudor, Iron Age Fort, Landsker Borderlands, Landsker tourism, medieval, Normans, Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire National Coastal Park, Picton Castle, Queen Elizabeth 1, Rhy ap Thomas, Roger de Montgomery, Saundersfoot, Sir John Carew, Stammers Gardens, Trail holidays, Upton Castle and Gardens, Upton Chapel, Wales, Welsh
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Malta – The Island Fortress
The archipelago of Malta lies midway between North Africa and Sicily, a location that gave the islands great strategic importance and resulted in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Allied operations, American, Arabs, architecture, armour, Australia, baroque, Battle of Allamein, British, Canadian, Clyde, Crusaders, Eye of Osiris, Germans, Ghar Dalam, glass, Gozo, Grand Harbour, Hagar Qim, Halifax, Hypogeum, Italians, Knights of Malta, lace, Lascaris War Rooms, luzzus, Malta, Marsaxlokk, Mdina, medieval, Mediterranean, megalithic temples, New Zealand, Phoenicians, pigmy elephants, pre-historic temple culture, pyramids, Romans, St. John’s Co-Cathedral, tapestries, Texas, Valletta, world war 2
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