Happisburgh is not an outlier with the UK coastline occupied by towns, villages and houses dealing with an age-old problem – coastal erosion. Most communities raise money or receive government funding to put coastal defences in place and protect their…
I woke up this morning and checked my news feed to see inflation had risen once again in the month of February. This is unsurprising for reasons I will get to further down in this article, but the worrying thing…
Wherever you are in your whisky journey, you may be wondering if there is a specific glass you should be using. Most whisky drinkers prefer the traditional tumbler style glass – but does that make tumblers the perfect whisky glass?…
On the 15th of April, Joe Joyce will take on Zhang Zhilei in a bout for the interim WBO heavyweight title. Many experts and armchair enthusiasts are still wondering how good Joe Joyce is and will his chin stand up…
Every day millions of players roam the world searching for and catching Pokémon. But catching Pokémon is only half the battle – literally. If you are struggling to get the right Pokémon Go Battle Strategy, read on! Winning battles on…
If you are looking for the best place to spend a relaxing evening by the fireplace, or enjoy the sun in a beer garden with your mates, there are plenty of great pubs in Essex. You may be wondering which…
When King Ceol died unexpectedly at a young age, his son Cynegils was too young to take the throne of Wessex. Instead, the throne passed to his older cousin King Ceolwulf of Wessex. Both Ceol and Ceolwulf’s fathers (Cutha and…
King Ceol of Wessex is probably the single-most important person in the Royal Wessex line but is also one of its briefest rulers. He usurped Ceawlin and denied the rightful heir Cuthwine, changing the course of the Wessex lineage in…
We have explored the first Saxon king Cerdic and his brother Creoda in previous articles. Now we move onto Creoda’s son, King Cynric of Wessex. Like Cerdic, Cynric was an important Saxon king, having a long reign and helping the…