Media and Museum

The Portals to the Past team regularly provide history specialists at museums throughout the UK and are involved in film and TV productions...... from Braveheart, Gladiator, Robin Hood, Horrible Histories to documentaries. From keynote speakers to dramatised history presentations, our team are only too happy supply your needs. We hope you enjoy the selection of photos and clips from this work. Click on the photos below for a larger version.

Award ceremony at the War and Peace Show

“Over 400 entries poured in for a chance to win one of the eleven categories for the WWII Re-enactment Magazine ’Best of the Best' 2011 Awards. Hosted at the Ginger Gammon Bar by Viv the Spiv the wards were presented by Rex Cadman, The War and Peace Show owner. To kick start the awards ceremony the first category was for best contribution to schools for which Bunty and Richard Bowring took the accolade. Another group 'Battle for Europe' to which Bunty and Richard belong took two other awards”

Photographs provided by Ade Pitman Photography

New Publications

Woden's Warriors by Paul Mortimer Warfare, Beliefs, Arms & Armour in Northern Europe during the 6-7th Centuries This book explores some of the ideas and resources used by warriors in Anglo-Saxon England and Northern Europe during the 6th and 7th centuries.  The aim of this book is to provide a glimpse of what it was like to be part of a warrior society. The author looks in detail at the weapons and armour used, and the attitudes and beliefs that inspired the warriors and shaped their societies. Available from  www.asbooks.co.uk and Amazon

The Elder Gods by Steve Pollington The Otherworld of Early England This is a thorough and unequalled presentation of Anglo-Saxon heathen beliefs, values and superstitions. Its purpose is to bring together a range of evidence for pre-Christian ideas about the Otherworld drawn from archaeology, linguistics, literary studies and comparative mythology. The rich and varied English tradition influenced the worldview of later mediaeval and Norse societies. Aspects of this tradition are with us still in the 21st century. Elder Gods is available here: Amazon asbooks Steve Pollington

Horrible Histories Series 3

Please click on the images below for a bigger version as well as descriptions.

Anglo-Saxon Project

Video Clips with Dan Shadrake. Horrible Histories and Back from the Dead.

GARETH MALONE'S EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Roly Thomas and Gareth teaching some young pupils about the Romans.

Portals are pleased to have been part of Gareth's new series on Primary Education.

Dr Kevin Leahy,  National Finds Adviser from the Portable Antiquities Scheme with members of Wulfheodenas at Kelmarsh.
Steve Pollington, Paul Mortimer, Ian Weston, Mark Halls and Stuart Davies are all members of Wulfheodenas.

Museum Work

Colchester Museum, Ipswich Museum, Southend Museum, Verilanium Museum, Bourne Hall Museum, Yorkshire Museum,  Staffordshire Potteries Museum and Birmingham Museum , Sutton Hoo, Glastonbury Abbey.

Clive Stacey, Education Officer, Colchester and Ipswich Museums
Entertaining and engaging – Portals to the Past are an excellent group who take visitors back ....

David Brookes, Bourne Hall Museum, Ewell, Surrey
We at Bourne Hall Museum have used Portals to the Past a number of times for our Children's Museum Club...

Birmingham Museum

Stuart and Andy entertaining the crowds waiting to see the Staffordshire hoard at Birmingham Museum

Staffordshire Potteries Museum

Paul, Ian, Mark, Andy and Stuart at the opening of the Staffordshire Hoard exibition at Staffordshire Potteries Museum

Sutton Hoo

Paul, Ian, Mark and Stuart at Sutton Hoo

Steve Pollington's lastest book now available

Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th Century.

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A selection of photos from film work

Gladiator

Centurion