March 30, 2025

Frederick Blomberg, a Guest Post by Rosalind Freeborn

This is a guest post written by Rosalind Freeborn, author of the book Prince George and Master Frederick, a historical novel which uncovers the life of Frederick Blomberg, the little boy who was...
March 19, 2025

Bloody Meadow and The Battle of Tewkesbury

The woman took another sip from her chilled pint of lager as I sat, transfixed, my burger and fries getting cold in front of me. She was giving me directions to Bloody Meadow,...
March 18, 2025

Funeral of Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence at Tewkesbury Abbey, 1477

Isabel Neville, daughter of Richard Earl of Warwick ('The Kingmaker') and his wife Anne Beauchamp,  lived during one of the most turbulent periods in medieval in England: The Wars of the Roses. The...
March 12, 2025

Elspeth M'Ewen, The 'Witch' of Balmaclellan, Scotland

Looking through seventeenth-century stories of witchcraft I came across this tale. Elspeth M'Ewen was an elderly woman who lived in Bogha, near a farm in Cubbox, Balmaclellan in Western Scotland. Elspeth seems to...
March 11, 2025

Historic Pubs: The Old Black Bear, Tewkesbury

During a weekend trip to Tewkesbury I decided to seek out its oldest pub, and at the end of the High Street we found it: The Olde Black Bear. As you approach from the...