Find out more about these new posts, ‘Chris’ Rambles‘.
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Join Chris as she sets off, aided by an unusual sixteenth century map, encounters an excentric English polymath with big ambitions, and with the help of a medieval Irish monk, discovers a fresh view of the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
And a good ramble is always best shared so please feel free to join in.
Supporting links for this episode.
- Explore the map in an easily searchable format
- The Beauty of Maps: The programmes are not currently available on BBB i-player but there are trailers.
- View a short You tube video about the map from the Map House of London.
- John Dee, King Arthur, and the Conquest of the Arctic by Thomas Green Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford published in the Journal, ‘The Heroic Age’.
- A Letter Dated 1577 from Mercator to John Dee by E. G. R. Taylor This is a Jstor paper requiring sign in to access but limited numbers papers can be read online without cost.
- The Battle of Motura: The Arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Further information on Hugh of Ireland and the map
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