The beautiful and sleepy North Norfolk countryside on England’s East coast conceals one of Europe’s most glorious, but hidden mysteries. This happening drew people from around the world in huge numbers to the North Norfolk coast for hundreds of years, even Kings and Queens repeatedly came to this place such was its importance. It was… Continue reading Our Lady of Walsingham
Author: Stuart Burman
In Search of the Real Merlin
Without question, King Arthur takes the leading role in British Dark Age legend. Using film (movie) world terminology this would make Merlin the supporting actor. However, there is little we know for sure about either person, real or myth. Chronicles of the time have Arthur as a magnanimous leader who gathered and united the military… Continue reading In Search of the Real Merlin
St Edmund; The Original Patron Saint of England
In the 1500s Shakespear wrote in Henry V, “Cry God for Harry, for England and St George”, but 200 years before the bard England had a different patron saint, St Edmund. He has a remarkable story involving vikings, wolves and sticky buns! St Edmund was the king of the East Angles in the late 800s, 700… Continue reading St Edmund; The Original Patron Saint of England