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Time Team Season 13 · Episode 10

Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire

26th March 2006 50 mins Season 13 Episode 10

The 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. They are joined by architectural historians Sam Newton and Jonathan Foyle. Helen and Sam visit Westminster Abbey to view original documents relating Edward to Islip.

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Season 13 · Episode 11

Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire

The 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 dig involves excavating two gardens and the playing field, but the team are frustrated in their attempts to find a Roman bath house. The team are joined by archaeologist Chris Martin and historian David Mason.
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Gus Casely-Hayford
Gus Casely-Hayford
Self - Presenter
Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes
Self - Presenter
Carenza Lewis
Carenza Lewis
Self - Field Archaeologist
John Gater
John Gater
Self - Geophysicist
Stewart Ainsworth
Stewart Ainsworth
Self - Landscape Investigator
Helen Geake
Helen Geake
Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist
Matt Williams
Matt Williams
Self - Field Archaeologist
Derek Pitman
Derek Pitman
Self - Archaeologist
Lawrence Shaw
Lawrence Shaw
Self - Archaeologist