West Country Myths, Legends & Superstitions

Why do we remember King Alfred for burning the cakes? What were the footsteps in the snow? Who were the Angels of Mons? What was the Somerset Tsunami? Eccentric squires and nutty nobles, Black Dogs and Dead Maids.

In this illustrated talk, Tony Painter – a writer for Alan Godfrey maps – describes these and similar bizarre mysteries unearthed during research for the map series.