Publication of Bogie Tales of East Anglia by M. H. James
My edition of the earliest book devoted to East Anglian folklore, Bogie Tales of East Anglia (1891) by Margaret Helen James, has just been published. Bogie Tales is an important … Continue reading
A manuscript reunion at Cambridge University Library
Today I had the pleasure of witnessing a lost manuscript from Cambridge University Library‘s Hengrave Manuscripts reunited with the collection after nearly 70 years. A beautifully written and bound manuscript … Continue reading
Article in Downside Review: ‘The Cult of St Edmund, King and Martyr in Medieval Ireland’
My article ‘The Cult of St Edmund, King and Martyr in Medieval Ireland’ has just been published in Downside Review. The article is the first study of the significance of … Continue reading
Commemoration of Mary, Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay
This morning I spoke at the annual service of commemoration for Mary, Queen of Scots in St Mary and All Saints church, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire. Mary was beheaded in the great … Continue reading
