King Arthur & The Nights of the Roundtable
This is a pretty full featured website covering the always fascinating topic of King Arthur. The site is divided between Arthurian Legends and Historical basis for Arthur. Pretty interesting stuff in a pretty nicely designed website.
From the Site:
Was Arthur a true, historical figure or only a hero of legend? This is truly up to each and every one of us to decide for ourselves. Arthur represents a man who was the epitome of good against evil, light against darkness, and that eternal, never-ending struggle between what is right and that which is wrong.
Many of us only know of Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere, but there were many other characters that were cornerstones to the legends and stories surrounding Camelot, the Round Table, and the Holy Grail.What was the significance of the Lady of the Lake, King Mark, Merlin, Sir Mordred, and Morgan Le Fay? Take a few moments and browse through the site. We offer something for all interests.
Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia
Australia was explored by many brave souls who sought to discover all the secrets of the land when it was till largely unknown. Many lost their lives while others went down in history as great explorers. This site has detailed information on all the major explorer. Lots of fun to explore.
From the site:
Although Australian coasts were charted in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the first permanent European settlement established in New South Wales in 1788, exploration of the interior of the continent was entirely a nineteenth century phenomenon. During the 1800s a great number of intrepid (but sometimes foolhardy) adventurers, prospectors, surveyors and naturalists crisscrossed the continent in all directions, more than a few of them losing their lives along the way.
This website comes about as something of an accident. While involved in research on the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), I happened upon a wonderful map published in 1893 for inclusion in Wallace’s regional study Australasia, Volume 1: Australia and New Zealand. Prepared by the master London atlas-maker Edward Stanford, it neatly summarizes the routes taken by the period’s major explorers of the Interior. The map was so charming that I decided to make it the central feature of an Australia exploration-focussed service; to reveal its detail we have reproduced it in three overlapping panel sections that, hopefully, retain most of its original feel.
Check out Australian Explorers here
Castle of Britain
One thing Britain is best known for is it’s many castles. This site has been around for quite some time and is completely dedicated to British castles. Very well put together with lots of awesome pictures of castles. I could spend hours on this site.
From the site:
Britain is strewn with ruins of castles, rubble from the centuries of her existence. Castles are tangible relics of a remarkable past, a lengthy heritage etched in stone, as well as with the blood and sweat of those who built, labored, fought, and died in their shadow. Ruins stir up in us a profound awareness of those past lives. Castles have a timelessness that is awe-inspiring. That they have endured centuries of warfare and the effects of weather is a testimony to the creativity and power of their medieval owners. How many of us will have such long-lasting success?
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
