Britain\'s Lost Megafortress

[ambrosius]

If they really said that on Timewatch, I'm beginning to think the standards of that show are beginning to emulate the History Channel. I mean, "would have become, if not"..

I think what they said on Timewatch was that Chester seemed to be
of such importance that, had Hadrian not retrenched in Britain, then
the logical progression would have been the complete conquest of
Scotland and then possibly Ireland, too. If that had happened, then
Chester would have made a sensible capital, since it is actually in
the geographical centre of the Britiah Isles. The evidence of the large
domed building in Chester has made it look, to some, like it may
originally have been intended as a provincial capital.

You would think they found a document with plans to actually move the government from the recently renamed current capital, Londinium. Which, apparently, is so strategically placed in Britain that apparently since it took over the position of capital from Camelodunum, no-one besides Hitler (who favored Oxford) seems to have even contemplated moving the seat of governemnt elsewhere.

Well, there you go. Oxford, a sensible idea for a more centralised
capital for England (compare that with Chester for the British Isles).
You see, old Adolf wasn't a total fruitcake. :lol:

I think Camulodunum was only the initial Roman capital since it had
been the erswhile Catuvellaunian capital. And London became the
newer capital after the Boudiccan revolt, as it was more easily
denfensible and resupplyable by sea, should another revolt occur.
Many today think Birmingham would be a more logical capital, and
many utilities have relocated there.

I bet Keith made quite an impression on TV! :wink:

Well, wanting to play nice, I'll just say: Yes :lol: [/quote]