Author: Robin Page

I work in Historic England’s Content Team. I originally come from a corner of Essex rich in history. My previous background was as an archaeologist, having worked around England, Central Europe and the Near East.

Club goers outside a dance venue in1970s clothing.

by Robin Page 26 July 2021 70

A brief introduction to

A Beginner’s Guide to Original Northern Soul Venues

‘Northern Soul’ is shorthand for a once ‘underground’ subculture that originally developed among young, mostly working-class people in the north of England in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Medieval scene in bright colour showing Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI receiving a book from John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury.

by Robin Page 20 May 2021 1

A brief introduction to

Margaret of Anjou: Player in a Real Life Game of Thrones

Margaret of Anjou, who Shakespeare later called ‘The She-Wolf of France’, was one of the major players in the late 15th century Wars of the Roses.

Detail from a medieval manuscript depicting a banquet.

by Robin Page 29 March 2021 2

A brief introduction to Archaeology

Empress Matilda and ‘The Anarchy’

There were a number of medieval women leaders whose careers break the stereotypical mould.

A bronze sculpture depicting the head of a Saxon woman.

by Robin Page 18 March 2021 13

A brief introduction to Listed places

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians

Here we take a look at the career of the determined ruler of Mercia, Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great, who battled Vikings, built forts and founded towns.

An artist's reconstruction showing the funeral of an Anglo-Saxon king in a ship-burial.

by Robin Page 29 January 2021 29

Archaeology

5 Sites That Tell the Story of Early Anglo-Saxon England

Discover the amazing sites that tell us about the culture, beliefs and society of Anglo-Saxon England.