Time Team S13E06 · Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent

Overview

The team descends on the orchards of Kent to search for the lost Anglo-Saxon palace of Eastry, and discover two likely contenders. Over three days, they dig the longest trench in Time Team history.

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1. 1 1. The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon, Northamptonshire2006-01-22 · 50mThe Team is visiting Glendon Hall to unravel the mystery of the human skeletons found under an outbuilding. The team are joined by Richard Morriss (historic building consultant) an
2. 2 2. Villas out of Molehills - Withington, Gloucestershire2006-01-29 · 50mWhen a colony of moles brings up pieces of mosaic floor in a Cotswold field, Tony Robinson and the team investigate whether the findings could be linked to a nearby Roman villa dis
3. 3 3. Rubble at the Mill - Manchester2006-02-05 · 50mThe team set to work uncovering Manchester's first cotton mill, built by one of the fathers of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright. Over three days the team uncover the re
4. 4 4. The First Tudor Palace? - Esher, Surrey2006-02-12 · 50mThe team visit Wayneflete Tower which is all that remains of a palace. Over three days they piece together the story of a site that evolved into one of the most stunning buildings
5. 5 5. The Boat on the Rhine - A Roman Boat in Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands2006-02-19 · 50mThe team is invited by Dutch archaeologists to help rescue crucial evidence from a 35-metre-long barge that once sailed the Rhine. The team has one chance to investigate the boat b
6. 6 6. Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent2006-02-26 · 50mThe team descends on the orchards of Kent to search for the lost Anglo-Saxon palace of Eastry, and discover two likely contenders. Over three days, they dig the longest trench in T
7. 7 7. The Monks' Manor - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire2006-03-05 · 50mThe team travels to the Yorkshire Dales to meet Chris and Barbara Bradley on their farm to uncover the remains of a monastic grange - a medieval forerunner to the grand country hou
8. 8 8. Castle in the Round - Queensborough, Kent2006-03-12 · 50mThe team investigate the remains of Queenborough Castle on the Isle of Sheppey, built by Edward III for Queen Philippa during the Hundred Years' War. The Time Team excavate the cas
9. 9 9. Sussex Ups and Downs - Blackpatch, near Worthing, Sussex2006-03-19 · 50mThe team travels to what could be a Neolithic settlement in the Sussex Downs. Initially discovered by John Pull in 1923, the site is littered with remains of 6000-year-old flint mi
10. 10 10. Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire2006-03-26 · 50mThe team descends upon the sleepy Oxfordshire village of Islip, the birthplace of Edward the Confessor, for one of the most challenging and intriguing excavations of the series. Th
11. 11 11. Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire2006-04-02 · 50mThe team descend on the village of Ffrith in North Wales to discover if it is built on the remains of a Roman mining town. The main street runs along the route of Offa's Dyke. The
12. 12 12. The Taxman's Tavern - Alfoldean, Horsham, Sussex2006-04-09 · 50mTime Team travel to Alfoldean in West Sussex to uncover a Roman mansio or stopping-place, and hence the story of the whole settlement. The dig takes place in ploughed fields on bot
13. 13 13. Scotch Broch - Applecross near Skye, Scottish Highlands2006-04-16 · 50mTony and the team journey to Applecross in the north west of Scotland to excavate a broch, a monumental dry-stone tower that was one of the largest Iron Age structures in Britain.