... Century Europe. My earlier book, with Geoffrey Scarre, was primarily an intellectual history – seeking to explain why the elites and ... warmed to him and his ideas. I’m convinced that he is the seminal figure in the foundation of modern witchcraft, bridging the ...
Alastair Kneale - Jul 6 2018 - 12:48pm
Kernow Matters to Us's blog On this day, the 17 June 1497 at Blackheath in Kent, the Battle of Blackheath was fought between a Cornish army and the army of England’s King Henry VII. The battle was the main conflict during the first Cornish rising of 1497. The Cornish army badly frightened King Henry and caused ...
Kernow Matters to Us - Jun 17 2020 - 2:18pm
Bernard Moffatt's blog News from the Celtic League: Sticking with the Celtic ... not Lorient - actu.fr describes Nolwenn Arzel as ‘the new rising star of the Celtic harp in Brittany’. She gives a performance this ... League Disclaimer: This blog is provided for general informational purposes only. The opinions ...
Bernard Moffatt - Aug 6 2019 - 8:27pm
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog News From The Celtic League Necrology Wall at ... ‘The Celtic League AGM demands an end to the 1916 Remembrance Wall in Glasnevin Cemetery immediately, as we believe ... the civilians and the British soldiers who died during Easter Week and 1916.’ Acting on the resolution the Irish Branch ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Apr 2 2016 - 9:04pm - 0 comments
Douglas MacQueen's blog Glasgow Film Festival 2017 takes place on 15 - 26 February ... Glasgow Film Festival 2017 has announced special anniversary event screenings of three cult classics that will take place throughout the festival and across Glasgow with further titles to be announced in January. The films are the teen vampire chiller The Lost Boys, ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 13 2016 - 10:33pm - 0 comments
Kernow Matters to Us's blog The Institute of Cornish Studies, based at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus will be running a free public event on St. Piran’s Day (5th March) showcasing the research that some of ... be discussing the early stages of his work on uncovering who was using Cornish in the era, particularly in the 19th Century when the ...
Kernow Matters to Us - Feb 22 2018 - 6:46pm
Mair Williams's blog NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The second annual Cornish language research conference was held on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September 2015 at the Tremough university campus in Penryn, Kernow (Cornwall). The event was hosted this year by the Institute of Cornish Studies, Exeter ...
Mair Williams - Sep 28 2015 - 7:24pm - 0 comments
Valerie Caine's blog For those with an interest in World War II, this weekend's special 1940s event on the Island's vintage steam railway should be just the ticket. ... the railway stations, there's a chance to explore what life was like for the Island's rural community during World War II at Cregneash. ...
Valerie Caine - Aug 20 2015 - 11:23pm - 0 comments
Valerie Caine's blog With severe winter storms dominating the Island’s weather system during the past few months, it was fortunate that the day selected for the Snowdrop Walk at Dalby dawned ... of a little light relief from the wind and rain. The event, which was over subscribed, was organised to help raise funds for the St ...
Valerie Caine - Mar 26 2014 - 5:44pm - 0 comments
Valerie Caine's blog With the summer season drawing to a close, Isle of Man ... offering a 1940s make-up and hair transformation. Here too was an evocative display of military uniforms and period costumes loaned ... Douglas Bay tram horses, who assisted in telling the wartime history of horses on the Isle of Man. Meanwhile, in Castletown, southern ...
Valerie Caine - Sep 24 2018 - 10:57pm