traditions

Upholding the Peace: Law & Order in Elizabethan England

Among the many threads woven through the tapestry of Elizabethan England, few were so critical to the fabric of daily…

1 year ago

Charcoal Burning: Keeping an Ancient Craft Alive

Tucked within the folds of the wooded Weald, a quiet but fiery art once powered an entire industry. Charcoal burning…

2 years ago

Blod-Monath: Winter Survival & Celebration

November, the month of Guy Fawkes, bonfires and autumn leaves, went by a different moniker during the Early Medieval period.…

2 years ago

Ghostly Trick or Pious Treat? The Origins of Halloween

As soon as the leaves start to change colour, and the blanket of them begins to crunch under foot, our…

2 years ago

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