El Presidente, sheep and the universal necessity of causation
And so to the last stage of our trip. Tunisia – a land dominated by President Ben Ali who was fresh from […]
Category: History
Cuirassnapper Heads
Our journey with the film crew continued to Lake Trasimene, where as described in a previous blog, Hannibal won a major battle […]
Barcelona Metropolitan Article
An article in the Barcelona Metropolitan about our journey: http://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/articles/over-to-you-wood-brothers/index.html
BBC History Magazine latest – Cannae
Cannae, for warmongers, to this day the biggest loss of life in a single day of battle: http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/blog/cannae-bloodiest-battle-historyy
In the Navy
We’re back with the crew again at a campsite near Naples. I’ve had one beer and a swig on a bottle of […]
It’s Good to be the King
The Golden Age began on Thursday 22nd October. That is to say, in accordance with our agreement that we should each take […]
Business Efficiency Consultant takes over as Dictator
Dictatorship for me meant we could do what (I thought!) we always planned to do… get up early, get most of the […]
BBC History Magazine latest…
A little bit about Pavia, Piacenza and the first clashes of the 2nd Punic War between Carthage and Rome: http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/blog/hannibals-first-big-victory
End of Episodes 3 and 4
Some stats for the end of filming for episodes 3 and 4…670km to where we split at the base of the Col […]
Life Expectancy and Crossing Montgenevre
We are in Cortona – a beautiful hilltop town and Michael Knight would have (once again!) been proud of our efforts to […]