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richardldixon In reply to MicheleHansen [2011-10-09 22:05:02 +0000 UTC]

Not all of them survived there were so many destroyed by Christians and others blown up by farmers to make way for crops etc
This stone monolith is fantastic isnt it
also in the Graveyard is a smaller ancient stone and the Grave of the lady who wrote a famous Book called "South Riding "Winifred Holtby

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MicheleHansen In reply to richardldixon [2011-10-10 16:13:37 +0000 UTC]

Gotta love authors. I will check out South Riding. That name rings a bell. Wasn't that story filmed for Masterpiece Theatre?

As for the other. Angles killed Picts. Pagan Rome 200 CE conquered and occupied lands of Britains, and Angles. Saxons invaded and merged with Angles. Pagan Vikings raided and bred with Romanized Scots, and Anglo-Saxons forming the Dane-Law. Normans killed Saxons, and forced them into servitude, and they practiced the same faith--were related by blood, and were the people who eliminated Dane-Law.

Christians have destroyed other Christians throughout history. Englishmen killed Scots, Scots killed Englishmen. And who can forget those long campaigns between Marcher barons, and the Welsh, and Norman dominance of Ireland? Conflicts from the days of The British Empire haunt us to this day.

The UK is not a place of sweetness and light. The peace in Northern Ireland is tentative at best. With the NATO allies focused on South Asia, North Africa, and the Arab Peninsula, that crisis has been for a time overshadowed, and overt actions are rare. However, never underestimate the continued hatred between extremists of Orange, and Green. I wager the silent conflict of RCs vs. Anglicans will continue to haunt all of us who love peace.

Yes, that monolith is fantastic, as are all the barrow mounds, and other stone-age relics around the British Isles.

I saw on PBS that a wooden post and lintel village is currently being unearthed somewhere in Northumbria. Archeologists date the village at somewhere around 12,000 BC. That they lived in houses similar to more modern wood structures has created quite a stir among scientists. You might want to check that out.

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richardldixon In reply to MicheleHansen [2011-10-10 16:25:03 +0000 UTC]

South riding has been done as a TV series over here in the UK twice once in the 1970's and again last year .

AS for the rligeous intolerances of the world ..when i was in India i saw a sign painted on a railway station wall which said
" If we dont learn to live together we shall all die together "
I dont know what PBS is ? but i'll see what i can find out about any dig in Northumbria

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MicheleHansen In reply to richardldixon [2011-10-10 17:24:22 +0000 UTC]

Well stated sign!

PBS = Public Broadcasting System, the only non-commercial, non-profit television network in the USA. South Riding did show here. I caught a few episodes. I love the story of the boy who is mentored by his teachers in rural England. The dialects are so accurately portrayed, I have trouble understanding much of the dialogue, but I hope to see that series in full. Masterpiece Theatre ran Upstairs, Downstairs, and other great English series.

It is the network where we get to watch Top-Gear (from about eight years ago, but still awesome) and Masterpiece Mysteries gives us many great series, such as the masterful Poirot, Miss Marples, Inspector Lynley, etc.

The series, "Mystery!" brought us Brother Cadfael, who is naturally close to my heart. I love the way he could solve crime, even in the Middle Ages. It illustrates how English Common Law provided coroners, etc. who would investigate crime even 700 years ago.

It is how I have been able to see Faulty Towers, Are you Being Served?, and way back when I was a kid, Doctor in the House.

We also have BBC America which brings more contemporary series such as Robin Hood. That series is just too much fun, and Richard Armitage as Sir Guy of Gisbourne is hot, hot, hot! Armitage is the best known British actor in the cast.

I want to see more of your photos of India and British archeology.

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richardldixon In reply to MicheleHansen [2011-10-10 17:53:05 +0000 UTC]

If you liked upstairs Downstairs you will love "Downton Abbey" currently showing its second series over here ... you can possibly google it and see if it will be crossing the pond soon

If you ever get the chance to see " when the boat comes in "BC from the 1970's you will be in for a treat although you might struggle with the Geordie (Northumberland/Newcastle) accents I some times struggle with them lol

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MicheleHansen In reply to richardldixon [2011-10-10 17:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tip! (Note to self: Downtown Abbey: BBC) :~}

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richardldixon In reply to MicheleHansen [2011-10-10 18:00:00 +0000 UTC]

No its ITV(UK commercial Tv ) lol not BBC

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MicheleHansen In reply to richardldixon [2011-10-10 18:11:11 +0000 UTC]

I think we get ITV her on free digital (once called UHF). Hmmm. I'll hunt the network down, then the series. Richard, I only live, like 8,000 miles away...I'm likely to post a lot of clueless comments. *waa* LOL!

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richardldixon In reply to MicheleHansen [2011-10-10 22:11:53 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure one of your networks will pick up Downton abbey google it and see if any have

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MicheleHansen In reply to richardldixon [2011-10-11 00:10:13 +0000 UTC]

I shall. I'm uploading some photos from India. So stay tuned, my friend.

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richardldixon In reply to MicheleHansen [2011-10-11 00:11:28 +0000 UTC]

i look forwards to seeing them

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MicheleHansen In reply to richardldixon [2011-10-11 00:28:52 +0000 UTC]

First one just went up. An ancient tree in or around New Delhi.

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richardldixon In reply to Art-from-the-heart-x [2011-07-10 20:05:24 +0000 UTC]

i dont think its possible to take a bad pic of this place
thanx

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Art-from-the-heart-x In reply to richardldixon [2011-07-10 20:10:38 +0000 UTC]

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