19-692: The Trinovantēs ( Common Brittonic : * Trinowantī ) or Trinobantes were one of the Celtic tribes of Pre-Roman Britain . Their territory was on the north side of the Thames estuary in current Essex , Hertfordshire and Suffolk , and included lands now located in Greater London . They were bordered to the north by the Iceni , and to the west by the Catuvellauni . Their name possibly derives from
38-480: A Birdwatcher , was published by Ebury Press on 1 May 2008 and was serialised by BBC Radio 4. First airing in August 2008, McGrath co-starred in a four-part television series with British comedian Paddy McGuinness , broadcast on Channel 5 , Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure . In the series McGuinness and McGrath embarked on a nationwide road-trip, "on a mission to explore Britain's sporting heritage by probing
57-741: A few years later the tribe was finally conquered by either Tasciovanus or his son Cunobelinus . Addedomarus, Dubnovellaunus and possibly Mandubracius all appear in later, post-Roman and medieval British Celtic genealogies and legends as Aedd Mawr (Addedo the Great) Dyfnwal Moelmut (Dubnovellaunus the Bald and Silent) and Manawydan. The Welsh Triads recall Aedd Mawr as one of the founders of Britain The Trinovantes reappeared in history when they participated in Boudica 's revolt against
76-569: A friendly rivalry over their respective clubs . On the night that Cook died in January 1995, Tottenham had beaten Arsenal. McGrath found out about his friend's death after failing to receive Cook's usual abusive phonecall the next morning. McGrath is a friend and fan of Ralph McTell . He contributed sleeve notes to Affairs of the Heart , a McTell compilation album. In May 2013, McGrath assaulted two people whilst intoxicated, leaving one person with
95-551: A member of the Footlights while at Cambridge and met Jimmy Mulville , with whom he wrote and performed. After university, they wrote BBC radio scripts for Frankie Howerd and Windsor Davies . McGrath also co-wrote Black Cinderella Two Goes East with Clive Anderson for BBC Radio 2 in 1978. McGrath and Mulville went on to write for shows such as Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones , and they were part of
114-534: The Catuvellauni . Imanuentius 's son, Mandubracius , fled to the protection of Caesar in Gaul . During his second expedition Caesar defeated Cassivellaunus and restored Mandubracius to the kingship, and Cassivellaunus undertook not to molest him again. Tribute was also agreed. The next identifiable king of the Trinovantes, known from numismatic evidence, was Addedomarus , who took power c. 20–15 BC, and moved
133-599: The Roman Empire in 60 AD. Their name was given to one of the civitates of Roman Britain , whose chief town was Caesaromagus (modern Chelmsford , Essex). The style of their rich burials (see facies of Aylesford ) is of continental origin and evidence of their affiliation to the Belgic people. Their name was re-used as Trinovantum , the supposed original name of London , by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his largely fictional Historia Regum Britanniae , in which he claimed
152-616: The BBC's Three Men in a Boat series, alongside Dara Ó Briain and Griff Rhys Jones . The series has included the trio rowing up the River Thames (similar to the eponymous 1889 novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome ), sailing from London to the Isle of Wight for a sailing yacht race, borrowing numerous vessels to make their way from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly , taking to
171-471: The Celtic intensive prefix "tri-" and a second element which was either "nowio" – new, so meaning "very new" in the sense of "newcomers", but possibly with an applied sense of vigor or liveliness ultimately meaning "the very vigorous people". Their capital was Camulodunum (modern Colchester ), one proposed site of the legendary Camelot . Shortly before Julius Caesar 's invasion of Britain in 55 and 54 BC,
190-784: The Irish canals and rivers along with Ó Briain's dog ( Snip Nua ), travelling in the Mediterranean to Venice and attempting to find a boat to take to the anniversary of the Statue of Liberty , where in response to a challenge between Ó Briain and Rhys Jones (who had each secured a boat and refused to give it up to use the other's), he secured permission to use the Nantucket Lightship . He also hosted Industrial Revelations : Best of British Engineering, series 5, first broadcast in 2008. His first book, Bearded Tit – Confessions of
209-542: The Trinobantes were considered the most powerful tribe in Britain. At this time their capital was probably at Braughing (in modern-day Hertfordshire ). In some manuscripts of Caesar's Gallic War their king is referred to as Imanuentius , although in other manuscripts no name is given. Some time before Caesar's second expedition this king was overthrown by Cassivellaunus , who is usually assumed to have belonged to
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#1732772460789228-517: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 551228949 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:41:01 GMT Rory McGrath Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956) is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show Who Dares Wins and
247-699: The hidden life of its towns and villages". The series documented numerous arcane sports such as cheese rolling , toe wrestling and swamp soccer . In 2011, McGrath presented Pub Dig for History . He presented two series of The Lakes for ITV and in 2016, he took part in ITV's Sugar Free Farm which saw him go sugar free for two weeks. McGrath is married to Nicola. They met at Cambridge, but married other people. After both their marriages ended, she contacted him and they restarted their relationship in 1995. McGrath supports Arsenal , Celtic and Plymouth Argyle . He and Peter Cook (a Tottenham supporter) used to have
266-470: The independent British TV production company Hat Trick Productions . An early production was Chelmsford 123 (1988 and 1990), which McGrath and Mulville wrote and performed. In 1990, he hosted the game show Trivial Pursuit on BBC One , but in 1992 he was dismissed from Hat Trick. The confrontation came days after McGrath had left his wife and two young children. He was a panel member on the BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over (1995–2006). He
285-506: The name derived from Troi-novantum or "New Troy ", connecting this with the legend that Britain was founded by Brutus and other refugees from the Trojan War . In Chelmsford 123 , a British television situation comedy produced for Channel 4 by Hat Trick Productions , the main character of Badvoc (played by Rory McGrath ) was the leader of The Trinovantes. Common Brittonic Too Many Requests If you report this error to
304-463: The team of writer/performers behind Injury Time (1980–1982), and the Channel 4 comedy sketch series Who Dares Wins . In 1981 McGrath wrote and performed in the radio show Glompus Van De Hloed's Tales From The Crypt alongside Andrew Sachs, Chrissy Roberts, Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, from which an album was produced. In 1986, McGrath, with Jimmy Mulville and Denise O'Donoghue , co-founded
323-540: The tribe's capital to Camulodunum. For a brief period c. 10 BC Tasciovanus of the Catuvellauni issued coins from Camulodunum, suggesting that he conquered the Trinobantes, but he was soon forced to withdraw, perhaps as a result of pressure from the Romans, as his later coins no longer bear the mark "Rex" , and Addedomarus was restored. Addedomarus was briefly succeeded by his son Dubnovellaunus c. 10–5 BC, but
342-456: Was a regular panellist on the game show They Think It's All Over for many years. He acted in the sitcom Chelmsford 123 and appeared in the ITV reality show Sugar Free Farm . McGrath was born in Redruth , Cornwall, England. He studied at Redruth Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge , from which he received a lower second class degree in modern languages. McGrath became
361-525: Was presenter of the series Rory's Commercial Breakdown (1997), where humorous adverts were shown from different countries. He has made two football DVDs, Own Goals and Gaffs – The Premiership in 2002 and More Own Goals and Gaffs in 2003. McGrath also appeared in an episode of the Sooty Show (Time Capsule), as a scuba diver who appeared from anywhere to stop Matthew Corbett and Sooty from burying their time capsule. From 2006 to 2011, McGrath starred in
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