Expert: Malcolm Speechley - 1/15/2012

Question
Hello,

Thank you very much for being willing to answer questions. I am very sorry to bother you about a dream, but I have had many strange dreams about England and Wales. They seem so realistic that it makes me feel very odd. The latest was on March 22, 2004, when I dreamed that there had been a woman of means who travelled from Rajasthan to Dumonia during the 6th century. In comparison with recorded history, wouldn't it be correct to consider that notion as absolutely absurd, and to hold that no East Indians came to England until at least the middle of the 1500s? My question is very embarrassing to me.

Sincerely,

Julian Garberson

Answer
Hi Julian

This is a very interesting question and I have spent the last 2 days looking into it. However I can find no record of any East Indian travelling to England before the 16th century and, even then, not a woman.

Hope this answers your question

Regards

Malcolm