NearlyKnowledgeable

Thank you so much for this lovely message. It really means the world to me. I am so glad you enjoy my research. Its always been my goal to try and challenge the erasure and remind the world these women and these stories were important 💚

Thank you! It was really good fun to record!

Thank you so much! You've always been really kind and I really appreciate it! Its always been about the story's for me so its wonderful to be able to share them! Thank you- im going to start approaching publishers now 😱

I'd love that! Thats would be really cool! Drop me a message and we can have a chat. I LOVE folk horror 💚

Thank you! That's really kind of you! There will definitely be more of them this year!

Thank you! That's really kind of you! There will definitely be more of them this year!

I just wanted to thank everyone who has continued to support my writing and folklore recently. It really means the world to me. Things have been a bit tough confidence wise recently and I've been riding the waves of imposter syndrome but I promise to have news soon about NearlyKnowledgeable 💚

a skeleton is standing on a sidewalk holding a bottle and a piece of paper . ALT: a skeleton is standing on a sidewalk holding a bottle and a piece of paper .

I really want to try and do more podcast appearances this year, if anyone needs a guest or knows of a particular podcast that might be looking let me know!

#podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms

Happy Shropshire Day! I am so proud to share the history and folklore of this county. There's a lot more in store for nearlyknowledgeable this year as we celebrate 6 years (and all will be Shropshire related) 💚

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#history #Shropshire #Shropshireday #folklore

My debut folk horror audio drama is now available! Enter a world immersed in Shropshire Folklore, ruled by Devil Himself. There's something very strange afoot up the stiperstones!

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Yes @loremen.bsky.social are my dream appearance!

17th century canopied tombs at the Parish Church of St Bridget and St Cwyfan 🪦

#graveyards #tombs #history #heritage

I just wanted to thank everyone who has continued to support my writing and folklore recently. It really means the world to me. Things have been a bit tough confidence wise recently and I've been riding the waves of imposter syndrome but I promise to have news soon about NearlyKnowledgeable 💚

17th century canopied tombs at the Parish Church of St Bridget and St Cwyfan 🪦

#graveyards #tombs #history #heritage

Gop Cave has served as a burial site since the Neolithic period. It feels sacred, safe, and powerful, a threshold between life and death, shaped by ritual and remembrance. It is a human place of love and memory. Neolithic sites remind us that all that separates us from the past is time.

#prehistory

‘A Coalbrookdale Suicide’- Some Thoughts Whilst researching another project, I stumbled upon the following story, and since then- I’ve found it hard to get out of my head.  The head...

In the 19th Century, Coalbrookdale was often described as ‘Hell On Earth’ due to the impact of Industrialisation. Perhaps such conditions contributed to the tragedy below. All I know is that William Maybury deserves to be remembered.

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In St Michael’s Churchyard, Madeley, lie the six children of Rev. T. H. A. Gwyther. He was vicar in the 1850s. Of the six children, five were to die within nine short days of each other. Newspapers report him preaching to local children to help them navigate their grief. I hope it helped him too.💚

Sometimes, the line between history and folklore blur, creating a story difficult to define. Other times, what we know in folklore hides something darker. This is the case with the tragedy of Polly Mayos.

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#History #Shropshire #Folklore

In Hope Bowdler churchyard lies Francis Phillips (1657); his gravestone is one of the oldest in Shropshire. On the stone, it wishes for "an untroubled mold" which expresses his desire to lie in the grave undisturbed. It is an incredible piece of history and reminds us how special churchyards can be.

Yes please! That sounds perfect! I would love that!

Sometimes, the line between history and folklore blur, creating a story difficult to define. Other times, what we know in folklore hides something darker. This is the case with the tragedy of Polly Mayos.

nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2023/01/reme...

#History #Shropshire #Folklore

Perched high above the nave in Stottesdon church is a carving of a woman who has sadly had much of her lower half destroyed. She is thought to be a Sheela Na Gig, damaged purposefully by someone who took offence to her. It's so wonderful that she endures despite being defaced.

#history #sheelanagig

Have you listened to my #Shropshire Folk Horror yet? Discover a landscape drenched in folklore, where the Devil walks the world unfettered, influencing the surrounding area with his spite.

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#Folkhorror #audiodrama #folklore #Satan #Folktales #UKpodcast

A wren singing #fridaymorning

In St Michael’s Churchyard, Madeley, lie the six children of Rev. T. H. A. Gwyther. He was vicar in the 1850s. Of the six children, five were to die within nine short days of each other. Newspapers report him preaching to local children to help them navigate their grief. I hope it helped him too.💚

Thank you to everyone who came to my talk about Ann Morgan! It was so cool to share my love of her story ❤️

Not long now! I am so excited for this one! 🦇🦇

I am incredibly excited to be doing an online talk all about my Research into Ann Morgan, The Wenlock Witch!

We will be exploring the complex place the witch has in Shropshire and their cultural importance as well as exploring Ann Morgan's story in detail.

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Blessed are the Dead 🪦

#gravestones #cemeteries #historic

Candlemas is a festival of light, halfway between winter and the spring equinox. On Candlemas Eve, Shropshire folk brought Snowdrops, or 'Christ's flower' indoors, to purify the home. Associated with Jesus, they removed negative energies protecting the domestic space.

#folklore #Shropshire