For Whom the Bell Tolls: Folklore of Churches and Churchyards
Churches used to be a centre for the community. They were open to all classes of society, and through their association with births, marriages, and deaths, often had links to each stage in an individu...
19 Feb 202218min
Interview with Rich Blackett, chair of Asatru UK
In this third interview-based episode of Fabulous Folklore, I chat to fellow northern Rich Blackett, chair of Asatru UK! We talk about what heathenry can often look like (because it's more flexible t...
16 Feb 20221h 3min
Folklore About Pubs: Murderous Landlords, Famous Crimes & Ghosts
The pub is well entrenched in the cultural life of Britain. As such a hive of activity, it stands to reason that there would also be plenty of folklore about pubs around Britain. After all, the more a...
12 Feb 202221min
The Last Drop & The Bucket of Blood: The Folklore of Odd Pub Names
The pub is well entrenched in the cultural life of Britain. As a hub of social contact and often a provider of decent food, pubs offer a central meeting point for many groups of people. Yet how often ...
5 Feb 202218min
Elizabeth Bathory: Blood Countess or Framed Aristocrat?
When you say the name 'Elizabeth Bathory', a few things probably spring to mind. After all, she's widely known as the Blood Countess, so you probably imagine a woman in a bath of blood. But did she r...
29 Jan 202220min
Lady Godiva: The Naked Horseback Rider of Coventry
Lady Godiva has been immortalised in some strange ways, giving her name both to a brand of chocolates and a line in Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now'. Yet it's fascinating that the star of an 11th-century s...
22 Jan 202218min
Richard Whittington: The Real Man Behind the Pantomime
Every year, panto season rolls around again, and amid the usual mixture of fairy tales and family favourites, we often find several versions of Dick Whittington around the country. Unlike Sleeping Bea...
15 Jan 202217min
Boudica: The Legends of a Celtic Warrior Queen
The name 'Boudica' conjures up a range of associations, but most often we perhaps think of a flame-haired warrior standing up to the might of Rome. Freedom fighter, warrior queen, Celtic icon—she's pe...
8 Jan 202225min
