The Kingdom of Strathclyde

Peebles Civic Society presents a new talk by Tim Clarkson.

Forged in the ninth century during a time of Viking raids and political upheaval, Strathclyde was the last kingdom of the Northern Britons. Its kings ruled from a centre of power on the River Clyde but extended their territory southward to the Solway Firth and beyond.
In this talk, Tim Clarkson traces the story of Strathclyde from its roots in the pre-Viking period to its demise in the eleventh century, highlighting important events in which its kings took part, while touching on other topics such as language, sculpture and place names.