Eleanor Parker

The monks of Peterborough told strange tales of the Wild Hunt. Were they ghostly apparitions or wishful thinking?

A new book for the new year is an old British custom, but an old book can be even better.

Can The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability by Annette Kehnel find anything worth recycling in medieval modes of living?

The ancient stones of churches are portals to the past. Each new generation becomes a custodian.

The villains of British history, the Normans can be a difficult sell. But going off script has its rewards.

For those learned in medieval medicine and astronomy, the dog days of July heralded dangerous times.

Age of Wolf and Wind: Voyages through the Viking World by Davide Zori proves that if you want to understand the Vikings, you need to rove just as far.

The Anglo-Saxons knew that life – and land – is precarious, which makes its gifts precious.

March is the loudest month. The late survival of a dialect name – Lide – for the month poses a medieval puzzle. 

Ancient traditions such as wassailing can be an inspiration rather than a burden for the communities that embrace them.