Talking Suffolk fairies on BBC Radio Suffolk
Today I spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk’s Amy Nomvula on the Lesley Dolphin Show (listen from 29:30) about Suffolk’s folklore of fairies and my new book on the subject, Suffolk Fairylore. … Continue reading
Publication and launch of Suffolk Fairylore
This evening I launched my new book Suffolk Fairylore at Elm Tree Gallery in Woolpit, Suffolk. The book is the first complete account of fairy belief in Suffolk, as well as … Continue reading
The global cult of St Edmund, king and martyr: an overview
Today is the Vigil of the Feast of St Edmund (20 November), when the Church celebrates the martyred king of East Anglia (and traditional patron saint of the English people) … Continue reading
The cult of St Edmund, king and martyr in Australia
Australia might seem an unlikely place to find evidence for the cult of the Anglo-Saxon martyr king St Edmund, but the more time I spend investigating St Edmund’s global presence, … Continue reading
Peterborough Folklore shortlisted for Katharine Briggs Folklore Award
This evening I was privileged to attend the Folklore Society‘s annual Katharine Briggs Lecture at The Warburg Institute in central London. This is the occasion when the annual Katharine Briggs … Continue reading
Talking Ambrose Rookwood on BBC Radio Suffolk
This morning I appeared on BBC Radio Suffolk (listen from 1:33:00) to speak to presenter Wayne Bavin about Ambrose Rookwood, Suffolk’s Gunpowder Plotter. I explained that Rookwood was drawn into … Continue reading
Review: Sacred Britannia by Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Miranda Aldhouse-Green, Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain (London: Thames & Hudson, 2018), ISBN 978-0-50025-2222, £19.95, illus. If there is anything that gets me more excited than the … Continue reading
