Channel 4 calls time on Time Team
As Channel 4 announces Time Team will not return as a regular series Andy Brockman looks back on twenty years of legendary TV Archaeology and tries to assess it significance and legacy.
Possible new restrictions on Victory Salvage
Ministers are considering placing further restrictions on Odyssey Marine Exploration and the Maritime Heritage Foundation as pressure builds on the Cameron Government to stop the Banks and Hedge Fund investors backing Odyssey profiting from the grave and property of lost Royal Navy sailors.
New Battle Of Northampton Puts Leader Mackintosh under Pressure
In 1460 the first Battle of Northampton saw the forces of the Duke of York, father of King Richard III, assault the fortified encampment of the Lancastrian Army of Henry VI and amid gunfire and the clash of thousands of soldiers win the day.
Odyssey Marine and Cameron Peer Out of Control on HMS Victory
Ministers Jeremy Hunt and Philip Hammond are in the firing line as the Ministry of Defence admits Odyssey Marine Exploration is already preparing to cash in on HMS Victory and the remains of over 1000 British sailors without the permission of the Government.
MOD admit – we know charity can’t protect HMS Victory wreck
Heritage Daily can reveal a stolen cannon remains in limbo in a Dutch museum tank as MOD Officials admit they knew the Maritime Heritage Foundation had no financial or legal capability to protect the site once the British Government gave up ownership
Odyssey Victory salvage plan hit by fresh revelations
The plan for American treasure hunting salvage company, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc, to salvage the wreck of HMS Victory, flagship of Admiral Sir John Balchen lost in a storm with all hands in October 1744 has been dealt two fresh blows.