Edmund and The Last Kingdom
Have you been watching BBC2’s historical drama The Last Kingdom? Based on the ‘Alfred’ sequence of books by Bernard Cornwell, the series charts the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg – born …
Have you been watching BBC2’s historical drama The Last Kingdom? Based on the ‘Alfred’ sequence of books by Bernard Cornwell, the series charts the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg – born …
Today – December 22nd 2015 – is the Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. Midwinter, Yule or Jol was a major event in early cultures, including Germanic and Scandinavian (although …
Mike Williams Ph.D is a practicing shaman, latter-day Druid and archaeologist. In his own words:
“Ever since I was a child, the ancient world filled me with wonder. Here were people …
St Edmund’s Day celebrations continued on 21st November, including the addition of a fine new sculpture in Bury St Edmunds.
I was lucky enough to be invited to the unveiling of …
20th November is Edmund’s patronal day and, because of the ‘Edmund for England’ campaign, a particularly significant date this year. A variety of events took place to mark the occasion. …
Mark Taylor, author of the book ‘Edmund: The Untold Story of the Martyr-King and His Kingdom’, will be signing copies at Waterstones, Buttermarket, Bury St Edmunds.
Following on from the author’s …
A limited print edition of the book ‘Edmund: The Untold Story of the Martyr King and His Kingdom’ is now available.
Fully revised and extended, the book contains 40 vivid black …
40-year-old David Cain, from Marlesford, recently set out on a 68-mile pilgrimage across Suffolk trekking from Bury St Edmunds to Dunwich.
He is aiming to recreate a lost legendary route across …
Fordaro today launched its newest product – Secret York – on Apple and Android app stores.
Secret York is the most comprehensive guide to England’s most visited city, and one of …
New book about St Edmund profoundly changes our understanding of the East Anglian king and martyr.
‘Edmund: The untold story of St Edmund and his kingdom’ is a new book, available at …
The A12’s bisection of Blythburgh could easily destroy any atmosphere this important village might retain. But walking down Church Road, a sense of expectation builds. Then the roar of traffic …
A wodewose (derived from the Old English wudu – wood or forest) is a ‘wild man’; a hairy forest-dwelling embodiment of nature, closely linked in its symbolism to the green …
The flint round-towered churches of Suffolk are some of its most enigmatic and atmospheric. Sometimes remote and isolated, often hidden from view behind a screen of trees, these towers loom out …