Page 24 - Basil Brown News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The road would have carried thousands of soldiers marching between what is now Essex and Norfolk during the Roman era, and in 2004, the remains of a Roman settlement were discovered in the Suffolk village of Stoke Ash. Just a stone’s throw away from the A140 road, archaeologists John Fairclough and Mike Hardy found pottery, brooches, coins and other items that date back to the 1st century. Roman forts  Here in Suffolk, archaeologists have also uncovered evidence of 1st century Roman forts at both Coddenham and Pakenham.   “Both are protected, on private land and only visible from the a...

ADVERTISEMENT When he left the farm, he worked odd jobs while pursuing his passion for archaeology and astronomy. By the time he was sent to Edith's he had already written his first book about astrology and was working as a freelance archaeologist for the museum.  Basil and his assistants began digging up three of the mounds in the summer of 1938 and found knives, an ax head, bronze fragments, textiles and some human remains.  Then in 1939, they decided to work on the biggest mound. Under the mound they found the 80-foot Anglo-Saxon burial ship. The sheer size of the ship suggested that it ...

Netflix The story of our Royal Family can be stranger than fiction at times, so it makes the perfect material for a period drama series. Intrigue, wealth and scandal set against the political backdrop of the day have been a ratings hit for Netflix as viewers relive key moments for the Windsors in this fictionalised account. The Royals themselves have been a little disapproving of the treatment of some historical events, but the idea that they might have been streaming The Crown along with the show’s fans – who include Hollywood stars as well as the general public – makes it even mor...

Last modified on Thu 18 Mar 2021 01.14 EDT Ralph Fiennes is to direct and star in a solo theatre adaptation of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets that will tour the UK this summer. A co-production by Theatre Royal Bath and the Royal & Derngate in Northampton, Four Quartets will be staged first at those venues in May and June, then visit Oxford Playhouse and Cambridge Arts Theatre and other destinations yet to be announced. Fiennes, who recently played archaeologist Basil Brown in the Bafta-nominated Sutton Hoo drama The Dig, was last on stage in Beat the Devil at the Bridge theatre, London, in 2020. ...

Updated: March 16, 2021 15:56 IST Australian composer Stefan Gregory on how the historical themes in Ralph Fiennes-starrer ‘The Dig’ translate into his score Share Article AAA Tune from the past Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in The Dig ; (below) Gregory Stefan   | Photo Credit: LARRY HORRICKS/NETFLIX Australian composer Stefan Gregory on how the historical themes in Ralph Fiennes-starrer ‘The Dig’ translate into his score When Stefan Gregory was on the set of The Dig, he briefly ran into lead actor Ralph Fiennes — his character Basil Brown, rather. “He really did disappear ...