Ronald Hutton

Day of the dead

Ronald Hutton reflects on the changing nature of Halloween, an old folk festival which draws on Celtic and Christian traditions.

Regicide revisited: Ronald Hutton on his new book about Oliver Cromwell

oliver cromwell is, unequivocally, a modern british hero: in the 2000 bbc poll to find the greatest brit of the past millennium, he came in ...

The fires of Saint John

Lighting bonfires on St John’s Eve in June is an ancient folk custom across Europe, originally to bless and protect communities against danger
the custom of lighting bonfires on june 23, the eve of the feast of the nativity of st john the baptist, is one of the most widespread of al...

Sacred flames

As the feast of St John the Baptist approaches, <I>Ronald Hutton</I> traces 
the history of religious rites at the summer solstice
the time of the summer solstice, of greatest light and greenery, has always been one of the naturally numinous points of the year for humans...

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