Winwaed: The Battle for the Soul of England
By Thomas Bainbridge It is curious to imagine: what if England had not entered on the path of becoming a Christian nation? Or what if this… Read More »Winwaed: The Battle for the Soul of England
Northumbria
The Fight for the Old North and the Seeds of Northumbria
By Thomas Bainbridge Through the study of history, the fog of the past sometimes clears so we may catch a glimmer of distant events, but never… Read More »The Fight for the Old North and the Seeds of Northumbria
Realignment with Rome: How the Date of Easter was Decided at Whitby in 664
By Thomas Bainbridge By the early Middle Ages, the schisms that are so common within Christianity had led to a wide divergence of practices and doctrines.… Read More »Realignment with Rome: How the Date of Easter was Decided at Whitby in 664
Oswald: From The Cross to The Ash Tree
By Crasterfarian I’ve written a couple of pieces lately on the Golden Age of Northumbria, and I’m trying to stitch it all together into a series… Read More »Oswald: From The Cross to The Ash Tree
Saint Hilda: The Princess Who Shaped the Northumbrian Church
By Thomas Bainbridge Saint Hilda (614 – 680) was a Derian Princess, connected through blood to the great dynasties of Anglo-Saxon Britan: She grew up amid… Read More »Saint Hilda: The Princess Who Shaped the Northumbrian Church
When Wyrd is Woven
By Crasterfarian I’ve written a few pieces lately on my interpretation of events in Bernicia around 630 AD, or “The Golden Age of Northumbria” as it… Read More »When Wyrd is Woven
Bassus of Elmet
By Crasterfarian One of the earliest written works still available to us today is The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. It was written by the… Read More »Bassus of Elmet
Northumbrian History Theory Time: Benedict Biscop and the Origins of Bedlington
By Tim Lewthwaite Benedict Biscop — international book collector, influential architect, founder of Jarrow-Monkwearmouth monastery, mentor to the Venerable Bede, latter-day patron saint of Sunderland… Read More »Northumbrian History Theory Time: Benedict Biscop and the Origins of Bedlington
Finding Ad Murum
Finding Ad Murum Part I of II By Luan Hanratty The only mention in history of the Anglo-Saxon palace of Ad Murum (At-the Wall) is from… Read More »Finding Ad Murum