Lammas

The history and meaning of Lammastide….

Aug 1, 2020

anniversaries, religion

Harvest Festival, Lammas, St. Peter ad Vincula

Something I had not really realised is that Lammastide is peculiar to England and Ireland. In Europe (and for many in this country) August 1st is the Feast of St Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in Chains). Lammas was an Anglo-Saxon harvest festival. But did it pre-date Christianity? “…Despite its possible pre-Christian origins, the name…
The chance to see living history at the Battle of Evesham….

Jun 25, 2020

anniversaries, battles, Events

Battle of Evesham, Lammas, reconstruction, Simon de Montfort, The Mediaeval Free Company, Worcestershire

If you go to the Medieval Free Company‘s website, you will find the following:- “….The Medieval Free Company is a group of families and individuals who all share a common interest in medieval history. We specialise in the recreation of the lifestyle of a group of mercenaries during the Wars of the Roses period. Everything…
I’ll Have What She’s Having: A Medieval Christmas Tasting Menu

Dec 22, 2018

culture

Alice Toklas, apples, beef, chicory, Christmas, Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Elizabeth David, Food, Gingerbread, ham, Jane Grigson, Lammas, mince pies, mincemeat, mulled wine, New Orleans, pastrami, pastry, Richard II, Richard III, salads, seasoning, spices, The Form of Cury, wassailing

“Let us consider some of our genuine English culinary assets. Among the best of them are our cured and salted meats. Hams, gammons, salt silversides…” So begins one of Elizabeth David’s chapters in “Spices, Salts and Aromatics in The English Kitchen,” a charming book that takes us through centuries of English cookery with its yin…
Richard III, Henry VII and the City of York….

Jul 31, 2018

buildings, sources, The play’s the thing

“Lambert Simnel”, Anne Neville, Archbishop Scrope, Berwick Castle, british History Online, Christmas, Corpus Christi Guild, Council of the North, Creed Play, Earl of Northumberland, Edward IV, Edward of Middleham, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Wydeville, entertainment, Fishergate Bar, fishgarths, Henry VII, James IV, John Brackenbury, John Vavasour, Lammas, Lord Clifford, Lord Scrope of Bolton, Margaret “Tudor”, Micklegate Bar, Miles Metcalf, Nicholas Lancaster, Ouse, Paston Letters, Paul Murray Kendall, Percies, Pontefract, Princes of Wales, Richard Green, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, riots, Scarborough Castle, Scotland, Shakespeare, Sheriff Hutton, Sir John Egremont, The Ainsty, Thomas Earl of Surrey, Thomas Wrangwissh, Three Estates, Walmgate Bar, York, York Castle, York Guildhall

This is not my work, but has been lifted entirely from British History Online. My contribution is the illustrations. It is a sensible assessment of the relationship of both Richard and Henry Tudor with the great city of York. :- York, Richard of Gloucester, and Henry VII There was much that was new in…
Lammas Hay Scything

Aug 7, 2015

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feast days, haystacks, Lammas, traditions

If anyone out there is wondering if any hayfield in England is still cleared by scything, as it was in medieval times, the answer is yes. You’ve missed the annual scything on Hackney Marshes in east London for this summer, but there’s always next year, as Community Haystacks’ clearing of the Walthamstow Marshes in east…

Lammas

The history and meaning of Lammastide….

The chance to see living history at the Battle of Evesham….

I’ll Have What She’s Having: A Medieval Christmas Tasting Menu

Richard III, Henry VII and the City of York….

Lammas Hay Scything