The Antonine Itineraries

 

The Folklore of Underground London went very well: over 1000 bookings and 600 viewers (it is normally around two thirds of bookers who actually show up, live or online, it would appear). Some interesting questions in the Q&A afterwards.

Secret Tunnels of England has now sold out and I must consider whether to reprint as a paperback in 2021.

There will be another online talk in February 2021 for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea's Fantasy February. The Folklore of London will be a more general overview of some of the unusual customs and ceremonies, pub lore and folkloric characters of our capital city.

The colour photograph above is from The Lions Part who enact a number of theatrical ceremonies around London during the year. 

Bookings for the talk can be made via Eventbrite here. There have already been around 100 bookings and it was only advertised yesterday evening. 

I am delighted to have been asked to speak at The Haunted City: Modern Monsters and Urban Myths, a conference to be held at Conway Hall in central London on Saturday June 30.

Booking details here.

There is a fascinating array of speakers including many whose works I have cited in my own books and research. For example Mike Dash has produced excellent archival work on Spring-Heeled Jack, banishing the myths perpetrated by Peter Haining; Dr David Clarke has not only written on folklore but is the (co) author of some of the most clear-eyed books on UFOs, particularly the British experience, based on meticulous research through government files in the National Archives.  I am also interested in hearing more about Slender Man, who infiltrated the online community a few years ago.

I hope to have books for sale throughout the day.

I imagine tickets will go fast, so make sure you get one.