Eleanor Parker

The past is full of unfamiliar ideas and beliefs, but – as Evelyn Underhill has proven – some things are timeless.

Though its meaning may have shifted over the centuries since its Anglo-Saxon origins, ‘middle earth’ is far from fantasy.

Poets across the ages have sought help with their writing – but AI bears no comparison with the divine.

On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Jane Austen still has lessons for readers of history.

The monks of Peterborough told strange tales of the Wild Hunt. Were they ghostly apparitions or wishful thinking?

A new book for the new year is an old British custom, but an old book can be even better.

Can The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability by Annette Kehnel find anything worth recycling in medieval modes of living?

The ancient stones of churches are portals to the past. Each new generation becomes a custodian.

The villains of British history, the Normans can be a difficult sell. But going off script has its rewards.

For those learned in medieval medicine and astronomy, the dog days of July heralded dangerous times.