Mel Gibson, Blue Paint, and Woad

Mel Gibson, Blue Paint, and Woad

What do Mel Gibson, blue paint, and woad have in common? Read on! Who could forget Mel’s gorgeous blue eyes in Braveheart? Or the battle scenes with the warriors and their blue-painted faces? Historically, that blue paint would have come from woad, a plant used for...
Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian was the Roman emperor who built a wall across what is now the “waist” of Scotland. Hadrian wanted to “separate Romans from barbarians.” The Wall marked the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire. The Wall was built by Roman legions...
St. Ninian’s Cave, Scotland

St. Ninian’s Cave, Scotland

In my second novel, Eleri’s Tale, my character Eleri spends time at “Candida Casa”, the “white house” on the hill at the very southwestern tip of Scotland. The time period is 432 AD. Candida Casa was a monastery built by St. Ninian. St....
Ancient Roman Souvenirs from Hadrian’s Wall

Ancient Roman Souvenirs from Hadrian’s Wall

You know how we go on vacation and buy souvenirs to remember that special time? Ancient Roman souvenirs that date to the time of Hadrian’s wall have been discovered, suggesting that high-ranking soldiers and officers did the very same thing. Roman Emperor...
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