Articles on venerable bede

January 3, 2023

How common is the ‘Common Era?’ How A.D. and C.E. took over counting years

Miriamne Ara Krummel, University of Dayton

Today most societies take the A.D. time system for granted. That wasn’t always the case.

June 24, 2020

Marilina Cesario, Queen's University Belfast and Francis Leneghan, University of Oxford

In medieval times natural phenomena, such as comets and eclipses, were regarded as portents of natural disasters, including plagues.

March 24, 2016

Katie Edwards, University of Sheffield

What on Earth have chocolate rabbits got to do with Easter? Rather a lot, actually.

Katie Edwards
Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
Francis Leneghan
Associate Professor of Old English, University of Oxford
Marilina Cesario
Senior Lecturer, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast
Miriamne Ara Krummel
Professor of English, University of Dayton