St George at Kenilworth Castle

St George’s Day at Kenilworth Castle

This week say St George’s Day, the 23rd April, the patron saint of – among other places – England, and from where the English flag originates. Several English Heritage sites were hosting events to celebrate this weekend, and we headed off the the event for St George’s Day at Kenilworth Castle. The castle is impressive…

Happy St George’s Day

Today is St George’s Day. It is famous for many things; traditionally observed as the date of birth of William Shakespeare, and also his date of death. Not the best birthday… In Roman times, this was Vinalia urbana, the celebration of the wine harvest. On this day on 1014, Brian Boru defeated the Viking hoards…