Essential Wessex: The Prayer Book Rebellion
Plaque in Sampford Courtenay The Prayer Book Rebellion, also known as the Western Rebellion, was an uprising that took place in Devon and Cornwall in 1549. At the time, there…
All Greek To Us
This article originally appeared in Wessex Chronicle volume 13, issue 1 (spring 2012) The Olympic Games are a Greek invention and an English re-invention. Much Wenlock in Shropshire gets the…
Thomas Malory and Winchester
This would have been an entry in our Wessex Worthies series, except that Thomas Malory probably didn't come from Wessex. Malory's identity is the subject of scholarly debate, but the…
Wessex on Screen: Cross Currents
Cross Currents is a 1935 film about which little information is available beyond the briefest of plot synopses: a Devon vicar tries to clear his name after being accused of…