Blood and Honour: The Podcast

From burial mounds to blazing forges, Beeston Castle rises from the Cheshire Plain as a sacred mountain of metal and memory. In this episode of Echoes of Empire and Iron , we walk the crag where Neolithic footsteps linger, step inside Bronze Age roundhouses alive with flame and craft, and trace how the Cornovii transformed Beeston into a powerhouse of trade, ritual, and defence. Hear the ring of h...

Tomen y Mur - Navigating the Snowdonia Uplands Geological Setting Tomen y Mur sits at 200m elevation on Cambrian sedimentary rocks - ancient mudstones and sandstones that form the rolling hills of central Snowdonia. The site was chosen where a natural spur provides 360-degree visibility across the Trawsfynydd valley. The underlying geology creates naturally well-drained ground - essential for a pe...

Echoes of Empire and Iron is your immersive journey into the dramatic landscapes of Wales and the Welsh Marches, where ancient earthworks, Roman fortresses, and Celtic hillforts still whisper the stories of those who lived, fought, and built here two millennia ago. In each episode we’ll walk side by side with the past—tracing the footsteps of legionaries who marched beneath the eagle of Rome, Celt...

Segontium - Reading the Menai Landscape Geological Foundation Segontium sits on Ordovician volcanic rocks dating to 450 million years ago, part of the ancient Snowdonia volcanic complex. The fort was built on a natural terrace of igneous bedrock that provided excellent drainage and a stable foundation for stone buildings. The elevated position (50m above sea level) offers commanding views across t...

In this special behind-the-scenes episode, Martin Antrobus—author of Blood and Honour —invites listeners into the hidden workshop of historical fiction. With candour and reflection, he explores the challenges of stepping into history’s shadows: balancing research with imagination, giving voice to the long-silenced, and weaving ritual, violence, and love into stories that resonate across centuries....

In Blood and Honour , Martin Antrobus weaves a tale of resistance, loyalty, and identity set against the storm of Roman Britain—but at its heart stands Cunobara, the old woman of the Ordovices, whose voice carries the wisdom of a land scarred yet unbroken. Cunobara is more than a character—she is a force of nature, a symbol of the ancestral memory of the Celtic peoples. In a world dominated by imp...

Julius Juba Sabinianus had long known the cost of service. He had stood firm through sieges, marched under banners that promised glory but delivered only blood, and kept his oath even as comrades fell around him. But it was in the eliptical building in the heart of the roman fortress of Deva —on that day of the brutal murder of bitter spectacle—that the last thread binding him to his Roman masters...

In this extended episode of Blood and Honour , we explore one of the most compelling relationships at the heart of Blood and Honour : the unbreakable bond between Lucius Cunovalos and Aerwyna. Together, these two figures stand not only as warriors but as symbols of a fractured land’s hope for unity. Their story is one of loyalty, resilience, and the quiet heroism that endures when empires crumble....

Lucius Cunovalos is one of the most loyal and courageous figures in Blood and Honour , a warrior whose identity reflects the union of two worlds—Roman and Celtic. Born of a Roman father and a Celtic mother, his name itself— Cunovalos , meaning “strong dog” or “hound of valour”—symbolizes his role as a steadfast protector and servant of honour. This dual heritage shapes Lucius’s sense of duty and g...

Nestor, the Greek physician of Blood and Honour , is among the novel’s most morally complex and quietly heroic figures. Without sword or armour, his choices, wisdom, and defiance help shape the course of the rebellion. From the moment he tends Varro’s broken body to his final acts among the rebels, Nestor’s journey is one of inner conflict, ethical struggle, and redemption. Introduced as the fortr...

In this episode of Arena Redemption , we return to the blood-soaked sands of Deva’s amphitheatre to witness one of the most fateful encounters in Roman Britain: the clash between Gaius Marcellus Varro and the Emperor’s Champion. But this is no ordinary tale of gladiators. It is the story of a giant of a man—once the iron fist of Rome—who met his match in strength and in spirit. The Champion, famed...

"Varro: Blood, Honour, and Rebellion" is a gripping character companion podcast to Blood and Honour , exploring the life, fall, and rise of Gaius Marcellus Varro—once a decorated Roman centurion, now a fugitive, rebel, and symbol of defiance in the twilight of Roman Britannia. This limited-series podcast follows Varro’s journey from a fortress commander at the empire’s edge to a chained...

“Blood and Honour” is a deep, character-driven historical podcast that explores one of the most enigmatic and chilling figures in Blood and Honour — Paulus Catena . A man of power, policy, and cold precision, Catena was no mere Roman official. He was the shadow beneath the Empire’s wings—the administrator of death, the purveyor of justice corrupted by ambition, and the embodiment of the machinery...

Aerwyna: The Flame in the Heather Name & Identity Aerwyna’s name, rooted in Old Brittonic elements— aer (battle) and wyna (joy, or grace)—is both prophecy and paradox. She is not a warrior in the Roman sense, but she is battle-forged. A daughter of the Ordovices hills, raised not in martial schools but among stone circles, windswept slopes, and whispered rites of her people, Aerwyna embodies a...