Dr Carolyne Larrington examines the enduring relevance of the creatures of British folklore. In the first of ... Roman cities fell into disrepair. The Old English poets often remarked on these ...

The melody for this popular carol is an old English folk song, and the lyrics date to at least the early 18th century. But the sacred symbolism of holly and ivy extends even further back into ...

Professor Cheeseman says folklore is not necessarily "old and ancient" but rather about the process of sharing stories with each other. He adds that nowadays "we're talking to each other over a ...

Photographs of traditional English folk events have been given trigger warnings over fears that images of people in blackface ...