LICHFIELD: The Kings Head and online via zoom

Tuesday 10th June, 2025

7:15pm

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The famous tales of Arthur are only one small part of a long cycle of legends of the kings of ancient Britain: tales of heroes and villains, courage and cowardice, glory and crime, and triumph, tragedy and treason, stretching down generations, coming to a head in a final war between the Britons and the seaborne Saxon invaders.
Award-winning writer and storyteller Simon Heywood combines music, song and storytelling to bring new life to a forgotten treasure trove of tales, remembering the strange majesty of the kings of Albion, from Brutus to Belin, Locrin to Lear, Arthur, Merlin and Vortigern. Strange Majesty is a companion piece to Simon Heywood's book The Legend of Vortigern, published in 2013 by the History Press as part of their Ancient Legends Retold series.
Simon Heywood has worked for many years to international acclaim as a writer, storyteller, musician, and workshop leader. He holds a PhD on contemporary storytelling and has taught folklore, storytelling and creative writing at a number of universities. His work has been recorded and broadcast nationally. He is the author of The Legend of Vortigern (History Press, 2012). He shared an award for Outstanding Collaboration at the 2012 British Awards for Storytelling Excellence, for commissioned work on the Epic of Gilgamesh with Tim Ralphs.

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LICHFIELD: The Kings Head and online via zoom

0	Bird Street Lichfield WS13 6PW
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`	Park in Bird Street Car Park, WS13 6AE There are stairs at the venue.