And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time

The title is taken from William Blake's 'Jerusalem'

This refers to an old legend that Jesus, and Joseph of Arimathea, visited the plarce in England now called Glastonbury. Joseph was, according to legend, to bring the Grail to England, where it was sought for by King Arthur and his knights also has connections with the story. (How this links up with the French heirs of Jesus storyline is another matter.)

In this timeline Jesus does visit Britannia, spending a number of the years not covered by the Gospels there: to what extent he interacts with the locals (and the mutual influence with eg the Druids) can be debated. After Jesus' death, a number of his supporters (and perhaps at least some of his family) including Joseph of Arimathea move to Britannia, still outside the Roman Empire at this stage, and contribute to the resistance movement against Claudius' invasion. There may be some cross-influences with local faiths, but Christianity becomes established in Britannia before it does in the land of its origin - in a somewhat divergent form, due to lack of communication: there is a line of "successors of Christ.".

Constantine (the Great) is influenced by the presence of local Christianity. -