From Celtic Britannia to England

Posted on 5/21/2008 by Curzon

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The animated gif is my own creation — sources taken from EBK.com, Thomas Lessman, Wikipedia, and Euratlas.

About Curzon

Lord George Nathaniel Curzon (1859 - 1925) entered the British House of Commons as a Conservative MP in 1886, where he served as undersecretary of India and Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century where he delineated the North West Frontier Province, ordered a military expedition to Tibet, and unsuccessfully tried to partition the province of Bengal during his six-year tenure. Curzon served as Leader of the House of Lords in Prime Minister Lloyd George's War Cabinet and became Foreign Secretary in January 1919, where his most famous act was the drawing of the Curzon Line between a new Polish state and Russia. His publications include Russia in Central Asia (1889) and Persia and the Persian Question (1892). In real life, "Curzon" is a US citizen from the East Coast who has been a financial analyst, freelance translator, and university professor; he is currently on assignment in Tokyo.
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9 Responses to From Celtic Britannia to England

  1. Lexington Green says:
    5/21/2008 at 5:23 pm

    Where’s the Danelaw?

  2. DJ says:
    5/21/2008 at 9:12 pm

    Lot of information flashing by your eyes. That must of took some time Curzon good work

  3. Chief Wiggum says:
    5/21/2008 at 10:21 pm

    No wonder irredentism can get so confusing.

  4. lirelou says:
    5/23/2008 at 1:39 am

    Nice, but would be nicer if it also showed the movement of Celts from Britain to Brittany, the locale of many Arthurian legends.

  5. Curzon says:
    5/23/2008 at 2:03 am

    Lex: Northumbria and East Anglia from the 7th to 9th centuries, approximately.

  6. Thomas Lessman says:
    5/23/2008 at 3:23 pm

    Hi, I like your animated map of Britain!

    I noticed you listed my maps as one of your sources, thank you. And I wanted to make sure you are aware of another excellent source of British history, which is where I got much of the information for Britain in my maps.

    http://www.EarlyBritishHistory.com. They’ve got several maps (with pretty much the same look as your maps) that cover every 25 or so years. The only major difference is that their maps are static, whereas yours is animated.

    Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I like your map.

    Respectfully,

    Thomas Lessman
    Website: http://www.ThomasLessman.com
    Blog: http://www.talessman.blogspot.com
    Email: talessman@yis.us

    World History Maps: http://www.WorldHistoryMaps.info

    Lessman Farm & Truckhenge:
    http://www.thomaslessman.com/LessmanFarm/
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  7. Thomas Lessman says:
    5/23/2008 at 3:25 pm

    Oops, I just noticed you listed EBK as one of your sources. And I accidentally called it “Early British History”.

    Anyway, keep up the great work! Any chance you’ll ever decide to do a similar map for the Roman Empire?

    Thomas Lessman
    http://www.WorldHistoryMaps.info
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