the origin of the name Britain

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Kozmik_Ken K
Kozmik_Ken Nov 22, 2005 12:22:26
Replying to PeterH

Cartimandua was a client Queen to the Romans, who did betray Caratacus. It was her estranged husband Venutius who led the rebellion against Rome. The tale has it that Cartimandua captured a number of Venutius' relatives and sought refuge at Castle Hill (Camulodunum) in Almondbury, Huddersfield (although this is very likely untrue and an invention of historians as Castle Hill was abondoned around 400BC) and that Venutius was finally defeated at Stanwick Camp in North Yorkshire after building Ingleborough.

Guy Ragland Phillips' book 'Brigantia' has many a good folktale.

D David Raven
David Raven Nov 22, 2005 23:24:29
Replying to Kozmik_Ken

>Guy Ragland Phillips' book 'Brigantia' has many a good folktale.<

I loved that book as a youngster! I used to get it out of the library for weeks on end... read it and re-read it.

I would've liked to have met the fella in person, but he died in the late 80's I think :-(
He came up with a lot of interesting ideas, sometimes fantastical ideas. But I was rivetted to it.
He somehow managed to make Yorkshire the centre of the universe. Which, of course, it is. I almost expected him to relate the tale of Jesus being a Tyke, but he never quite got that far ;-D