Time Team S13E10 — Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire

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Time Team•Season 13•Episode 10

Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire

7.7/10 · 24 votesMar 26, 200650 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 13•−0.1 vs season avg

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

Previous episodeE9 · Sussex Ups and Downs - Blackpatch, near Worthing, Sussex Next episodeE11 · Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire

Seasons25

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Season 13 Episodes13

The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon, Northamptonshire still

The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon, Northamptonshire

Villas out of Molehills - Withington, Gloucestershire still

Villas out of Molehills - Withington, Gloucestershire

Rubble at the Mill - Manchester still

Rubble at the Mill - Manchester

The First Tudor Palace? - Esher, Surrey still

The First Tudor Palace? - Esher, Surrey

The Boat on the Rhine - A Roman Boat in Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands still

The Boat on the Rhine - A Roman Boat in Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands

Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent still

Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent

The Monks' Manor - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire still

The Monks' Manor - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Castle in the Round - Queensborough, Kent still

Castle in the Round - Queensborough, Kent

Sussex Ups and Downs - Blackpatch, near Worthing, Sussex still

Sussex Ups and Downs - Blackpatch, near Worthing, Sussex

Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire still

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Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire

Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire still

Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire

The Taxman's Tavern - Alfoldean, Horsham, Sussex still

The Taxman's Tavern - Alfoldean, Horsham, Sussex

Scotch Broch - Applecross near Skye, Scottish Highlands still

Scotch Broch - Applecross near Skye, Scottish Highlands

Cast11

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Francis Pryor

Francis Pryor

Self - Bronze Age Specialist

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire" is episode 10 of Time Team season 13. It scored 7.7/10 from 24 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on March 26, 2006.

Next: E11 · Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire Best of Season 13