A’Wassailing We Come!
Before middle class carol singers in neat scarves and woolly hats gathered to spread festive cheer, Christmas in England was noisier, messier—and far more drunken. Long before anyone had thought of Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful, there was wassailing: a boisterous, door-to-door ritual fuelled by ale, cider, and song!
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Biographies
- 26 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Vermandois 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Richard the Lionheart at Sixteen: the Making of a Warrior Duke 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Hugh de Morville: The Knight Who Would Not Repent 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Reginald FitzUrse: The Bear Knight Who Slayed a Saint 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen, Duchess, and Mother of Rebels 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Henry II of England – The Jailer of Queens 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey of Anjou: The Handsome Count Who Founded the Plantagenet Dynasty (Died 7th September 1151) 11 Aug 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Lucy of Bolingbroke: The Woman Behind Lincoln Castle's Lucy Tower 3 Jul 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Muriel of Lincoln 3 Jul 2026
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Countries and Places
- 10 Aug 2026 Willikin of the Weald: Was He the Real Inspiration for Robin Hood? 10 Aug 2026
- 3 Aug 2026 The Real Sheriff of Nottingham? 3 Aug 2026
- 6 Jul 2026 Lincoln's Lost Castle: The Rise and Fall of Thorngate 6 Jul 2026
- 23 Jun 2026 Why the Plantenet Angevins Ruled Half of Europe 23 Jun 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 Bloodbath at the Lionheart’s Coronation 22 Jun 2026
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Crime and Justice
- 26 Aug 2026 A Rat, a Skull, and a Murder That History Never Solved 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Richard de Brito: The Forgotten Killer; and a very Dangerous Friend 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 William de Tracy: The Penitent Knight of Canterbury 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Henry II of England – The Jailer of Queens 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey de Mandeville – The Terror of Widows and Nuns 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Philippe II (Augustus) of France Humiliated Queen Ingeborg 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Fulk V of Anjou: the King Who Beat His Queen 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Matthew of Boulogne: The Count Who Kidnapped a Nun 11 Aug 2026
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Everyday Life
- 26 Aug 2026 Medieval New Year's Eve: When Chaos Was the Point 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Feasts, Folklore & Boar: A Medieval Christmas with a Dash of Wild Hunt Magic 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 A’Wassailing We Come! 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Medieval Advent 26 Aug 2026
- 17 Aug 2026 Capons, Cocks and Hens: Keeping Chickens in Medieval England 17 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Souls’ Day: Soul Cakes, Prayer and Memory 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Day: The Feast of All Saints 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Eve: The Vigil of the Departed 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Lanterns and Mischief: From Samhain Fires to Punkie Night 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 What Is Allhallowtide? The Three Days of the Dead… 12 Aug 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 What Languages Did Jews Speak in Medieval England? 22 Jun 2026
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Historical Events
- 26 Aug 2026 A Rat, a Skull, and a Murder That History Never Solved 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 ‘King and Conqueror’: How much truth-stretching is acceptable? 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Medieval Succession: When Henry II’s Empire Imploded 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Richard de Brito: The Forgotten Killer; and a very Dangerous Friend 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 William de Tracy: The Penitent Knight of Canterbury 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Reginald FitzUrse: The Bear Knight Who Slayed a Saint 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Shadow of Becket: How a Murder Shook the Kingdom 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Princes Without Power: Why Henry the Young King Rebelled 11 Aug 2026
- 27 Jul 2026 What really burned at York Castle in 1190? 27 Jul 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 The Battle of Fornham: When a Countess Rode to War and Changed Medieval England Forever 22 Jun 2026
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Historical Fiction
- 26 Aug 2026 Warrior Monks on the Lincolnshire Heath 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Nicola de la Haye 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Fastrada: Charlemagne’s Queen History Tried to Forget 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Ruled an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 ‘King and Conqueror’: How much truth-stretching is acceptable? 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Empress Theodora of Byzantium: She Saved an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Hypatia of Alexandria 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Zenobia of Palmyra: the Queen Who Defied Rome 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Vibia Sabina: Empress, Wife of Hadrian 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Claudia Procula, Pontius Pilate’s wife 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Zipporah, the Wife of Moses 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Revenant of Hereford: Walter Map’s Medieval Walking Dead 12 Aug 2026
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Lincolnshire
- 24 Aug 2026 How Nicola de la Haye and Gerard de Camville Conquered the Sea, and Made a Deadly Enemy 24 Aug 2026
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People
- 26 Aug 2026 The Saxon Secret to Avoiding a Bad Ruler 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Medieval Succession: When Henry II’s Empire Imploded 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Shadow of Becket: How a Murder Shook the Kingdom 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Princes Without Power: Why Henry the Young King Rebelled 11 Aug 2026
- 10 Aug 2026 Willikin of the Weald: Was He the Real Inspiration for Robin Hood? 10 Aug 2026
- 3 Aug 2026 The Real Sheriff of Nottingham? 3 Aug 2026
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Religion Magic and Belief
- 26 Aug 2026 Warrior Monks on the Lincolnshire Heath 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Friday the 13th Superstitions? 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Feasts, Folklore & Boar: A Medieval Christmas with a Dash of Wild Hunt Magic 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Medieval Advent 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Hugh de Morville: The Knight Who Would Not Repent 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Souls’ Day: Soul Cakes, Prayer and Memory 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Day: The Feast of All Saints 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Eve: The Vigil of the Departed 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Revenant of Hereford: Walter Map’s Medieval Walking Dead 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Lanterns and Mischief: From Samhain Fires to Punkie Night 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 What Is Allhallowtide? The Three Days of the Dead… 12 Aug 2026
- 27 Jul 2026 What really burned at York Castle in 1190? 27 Jul 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 Bloodbath at the Lionheart’s Coronation 22 Jun 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 What Languages Did Jews Speak in Medieval England? 22 Jun 2026
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Time Periods
- 26 Aug 2026 Friday the 13th Superstitions? 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Richard the Lionheart at Sixteen: the Making of a Warrior Duke 26 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey of Anjou: The Handsome Count Who Founded the Plantagenet Dynasty (Died 7th September 1151) 11 Aug 2026
- 23 Jun 2026 Why the Plantenet Angevins Ruled Half of Europe 23 Jun 2026
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Women in History
- 26 Aug 2026 The Saxon Secret to Avoiding a Bad Ruler 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Nicola de la Haye 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Vermandois 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Fastrada: Charlemagne’s Queen History Tried to Forget 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Ruled an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Empress Theodora of Byzantium: She Saved an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Hypatia of Alexandria 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Zenobia of Palmyra: the Queen Who Defied Rome 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Vibia Sabina: Empress, Wife of Hadrian 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Claudia Procula, Pontius Pilate’s wife 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Zipporah, the Wife of Moses 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen, Duchess, and Mother of Rebels 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey de Mandeville – The Terror of Widows and Nuns 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Philippe II (Augustus) of France Humiliated Queen Ingeborg 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Fulk V of Anjou: the King Who Beat His Queen 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Matthew of Boulogne: The Count Who Kidnapped a Nun 11 Aug 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Lucy of Bolingbroke: The Woman Behind Lincoln Castle's Lucy Tower 3 Jul 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Muriel of Lincoln 3 Jul 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 The Battle of Fornham: When a Countess Rode to War and Changed Medieval England Forever 22 Jun 2026
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