The Folklore of British History

Very few histories of Britain begin any later than 40BC, with the invasion of Julius Caesar – because the folk he was slaughtering hadn’t bothered to write anything down. However, the Britons had been preserving their history stretching back millennia via gossip around the tribal camp fires, leaving us with a wealth of ancient pseudo-history which no serious historian would ever touch with a bargepole. Thankfully, Jem Roberts is not a serious historian, but an author, storyteller and folklorist whose folktale anthology TALES OF BRITAIN finds a new way to look at our island story, from the origin tales of Princess Albina of Albion and Prince Brutus of Britain, right through to more modern inventions, such as the Loch Ness Monster, this is an hour of story-based British history from an entirely new folky angle. 

Tickets are available for £10 from Castle Book Shop, or on the door.