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Tracks Through Time History comes alive with Tracks Through Time. Discover a wealth of fascinating facts about British H Read more about these here. Available for Group Bookings.

Tracks Through Time offers History Talks, Heritage Walks and History Comes Alive 'in character' guided tours. Guided Walks
Discover the little known secrets about where you are walking with the help of a knowledgeable costumed guide. Tracks Through Time Guided Walks, range in length and detail but there are always interesting facts and beautiful scenery. Well behaved dogs are welcome on most of o

ur walks. Talks
Book one of our specialist British Heritage Talks, which focus on significant aspects of historical sites throughout the ages. Topics include among others Ancient Britain and The Stone Age; The Romano Celtic Period; The Middle Ages and Crusades; The Civil War and Stuarts; Lost Houses of The Usk Valley; The Wye Valley and 18th Century Picturesque Movement. History Comes Alive Tours
Are you a museum, historic house or other venue looking to spice up your visitor experiences? Tracks Through Time can help you do this by developing and delivering well researched, scripted, costumed & totally 'in character' on site tours, using realistic male and female historic roles and highly relevant heritage related reference materials throughout. For more information on any of the above call or go to the Tracks Through Time website 07587454091 http://www.tracksthroughtime.co.uk

Tracks Through Time is owned and run by Walk Leader and Historian Jeremy Bosanquet (MA Celto-Roman Archaeology; MA Education; BSc Politics & Geography; PGCE)

Looking forward to stepping into the New Year with a range of History Talk Topics lined up from January 2025 & into the ...
24/12/2024

Looking forward to stepping into the New Year with a range of History Talk Topics lined up from January 2025 & into the Spring 😀 Hope to see you on down the road back in time, now & zen!

"Who are these Zulus, who are these remarkable people who defeat our Generals and who on this day have put an end to a g...
06/11/2024

"Who are these Zulus, who are these remarkable people who defeat our Generals and who on this day have put an end to a great dynasty" At my recent "Tracks Through Time" History Talk in Cwmbran yesterday evening, I made reference to this statement (made by Benjamin Disraeli, the then Prine Minister at the time) as a starting point, in order to decipher as to what extent this was true - through an in depth analysis of the events, the facts and the occurances, on that fateful day 22 Jan 1879. A date indelibly stamped into our more recent British, and more especially, Welsh, culture & heritage!

TTT's next series of Talks commence this Tuesday evening 5/11/2024 - when I will be delivering a lecture on the events &...
02/11/2024

TTT's next series of Talks commence this Tuesday evening 5/11/2024 - when I will be delivering a lecture on the events & aftermath of the conflict at Isandlwana & the defence of Rorkes Drift, for a Local History Group based in Cwmbran 😀 Image by the Irish Artist M R Thomas (1856-1906)

My next TTT History Talk in early November, focuses specifically on 22/01/1879 & "a day in the life of a Welsh regimenta...
21/10/2024

My next TTT History Talk in early November, focuses specifically on 22/01/1879 & "a day in the life of a Welsh regimental soldier"
I have not been to South Africa, Natal or Zululand, but after reading Saul David's book "Zulu Hart" recently, I really felt like I now have - as I was transported back into the late 19th century. The author mixes fact and fiction with great skill, dexterity & a fair dose of realism and the hero even gets to be awarded a VC, to add to the 8 most famously gained by the 24th Regiment (laterly known as the South Wales Borderers). The most ever awarded in one single day!

TTT have some interesting & diverse History Talks in the pipeline for this Autumn 2024 & Spring 2025 - these topics prom...
25/08/2024

TTT have some interesting & diverse History Talks in the pipeline for this Autumn 2024 & Spring 2025 - these topics promise to be informative, lively & accurate portrayals of significant events which shaped our history & left an indelible stamp on our rich heritage, which remain undiminished to this day. For further info watch this space & join us if you can! JRB (Historian) 😀

"Tracks Through Time" standing in front of 6,000 years of history, just a few days ago! Immediately behind me is the rem...
26/06/2024

"Tracks Through Time" standing in front of 6,000 years of history, just a few days ago! Immediately behind me is the remnants of Carn Goch, a Neolithic Chambered Round Cairn, overlooking Llangattock Crickhowell. The oval earth mound stone cist survives above ground, with the capstone since fallen alongside. It was excavated in 1854 & the Victorian archaeologists discoved an adult male inhumation burial, with charcoal deposits - which may be evidence of burning. Incidently, Gwernvale burial chamber is located on the opposite bank of the River Usk, alongside the A40 road (in fact the road ran straight through it, so what you see is what is left) so may well be part of an expansive sacred site, dominated by Table Mountain (which you can see on the horizon, on the far right of this pic) TTT plan at "present" to offer up a Talk on South Wales standing stones, cromlechs & burial tombs of the "past" at some point in the "future" 😀

Analysing History, unravelling the mystery, based on a synopsis, is the name of the game for Tracks Through Time - with ...
19/05/2024

Analysing History, unravelling the mystery, based on a synopsis, is the name of the game for Tracks Through Time - with an aim to constantly offer up sensible suggestions, solutions & suppositions to a given conundrum.
A fact highlighted by a recent visit to a remote CADW site, located in the far western extremities of the Black Mountain range, within the BB National Park.
Carreg Cennan is a 13th century Castle, bulit on a cliff top, complete with its own subterranean cave. Access can only be made via a vaulted cliff edge gallery with steep steps down to the cave.The natural fissure is walled up & the cave runs deep into the hillside, some 60 yards, complete with its own natural water supply. But there has been much speculation as to its actual purpose over the centuries.
We know prehistoric remains have been found inside the cave, indicating an ancient burial site, beneath an ancient hill fort, predating the Castle here. Roman coins too, indicate their presence in the Demetae region also.
We know Carreg Cennen witnessed many feuds, battles & skirmishes, involving English & Welsh alike (including Owain Glyndwr himself) so it's use as both a weapon supply store &/or hiding place for both people & valuables is likely.
In the late middle ages, the Castle was used for law enforcement & criminals would be kept prisoner in the deep dark dungeon &/or executed- perhaps by being thrown off the steep high rising cliff into the deep ravine & River Cennan below.
Survivng pigeon holes in the outer wall indicate a dovecote and a place to keep meat, & perishable food stuffs fresh, as its function as an easily accessible water supply & no doubt, a beer cellar too! Well worth a visit, to find out for yourself 😀

Still making "Tracks deep into our past!JRB was walking & now talking Stonehenge
30/04/2024

Still making "Tracks deep into our past!
JRB was walking & now talking Stonehenge

"The Ancient Landscape of Stonehenge"Tracks Through Time History TalkIn Newport, this Monday, 29 April 2024
27/04/2024

"The Ancient Landscape of Stonehenge"
Tracks Through Time History Talk
In Newport, this Monday, 29 April 2024

The Tracks Through "Time Lord" landed in Oakdale on Tuesday afternoon, transporting a most willing of audiences, back to...
23/04/2024

The Tracks Through "Time Lord" landed in Oakdale on Tuesday afternoon, transporting a most willing of audiences, back to an age when the Longbow was the lethal weapon of the day - which, often against the odds, proved all victorious, despite the enemy opposition's tactical use of the chevauchee, the shiltron, the oriflame & the crossbow!

Separating "Fact" from "Fiction" is the nature of the business for Track Through Time & next weeks History Talk will exa...
19/04/2024

Separating "Fact" from "Fiction" is the nature of the business for Track Through Time & next weeks History Talk will examine in great detail, the chronological development of the legendary Longbow, with its origins here in Wales. Images c/o The Silver Arrow - A Ladybird Robin Hood Adventure (published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd)

Tracks Through Time's personal passion for a whole variety of periods of our local history here in South Wales, continue...
14/03/2024

Tracks Through Time's personal passion for a whole variety of periods of our local history here in South Wales, continues this Spring 2024, with my forthcoming Talk on the "Legendary Bowmen of Gwent" through the ages. Hosted by Oakdale History Group, my Talk is on Tuesday 23 April at 2pm at Oakdale Community Centre NP12 0JP admission £3.

Some more images of "Tracks Through Time" appearing in the guise of an 18th century Canal Engineer in Cwmavon Village Ha...
14/03/2024

Some more images of "Tracks Through Time" appearing in the guise of an 18th century Canal Engineer in Cwmavon Village Hall last week - acting as an eyewitness to the events described & the circa 220 year old physical features, which remain in situ to this day ! 😀

A most appropriate venue for "Tracks" to go back "Through Time" to when this whole area of the South Wales Valleys was a...
09/03/2024

A most appropriate venue for "Tracks" to go back "Through Time" to when this whole area of the South Wales Valleys was at the cutting edge of the Industrial Revolution - rich in minerals & raw materials needed to feed the vast Canal network, located just over the hills, streams & valleys here! 😀

Thomas Dadford Jnr is "looking forward" to "showing off his engineering skills" at Cwmavon Village Hall this Friday even...
06/03/2024

Thomas Dadford Jnr is "looking forward" to "showing off his engineering skills" at Cwmavon Village Hall this Friday evening!😎

"Tracks Through Time" spent the past few days in the unique Black & White 17th century House Museum in Hereford "doing o...
16/02/2024

"Tracks Through Time" spent the past few days in the unique Black & White 17th century House Museum in Hereford "doing our bit" by Telling Tales & Spinning Yarns - as well as highlighting the significant activities & events which took place there, back in the 1640s & 1650s in the midst of the long drawn out Civil War between Royalist Herefordshire and the Parliamentarians, as well as the Scots...

This half-term week the "spotlight" is on the "Black & White House Museum" & the life & times of Herefordshire during th...
12/02/2024

This half-term week the "spotlight" is on the "Black & White House Museum" & the life & times of Herefordshire during the Civil War years. Come and meet a Royalist Cavalier, who will be "Telling Tales" & a Lady, who will be "Spinning Yarns" on Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th February, inside the Olde 17th Century House in the centre of Hereford 😀

We are delighted to be back at the The Black and White House Museum with Herefordshire Museum Service over the half term...
26/01/2024

We are delighted to be back at the The Black and White House Museum with Herefordshire Museum Service over the half term holidays in February.

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