BBC North-East interviews John McKinnell about the death of the medieval tightrope walker

See REED N-E’s Professor John McKinnell discussing the death of Durham’s 13th-century tightrope walker* on BBC Television! John can be seen (briefly) on BBC North-East’s Inside Out programme from 23rd February. The programme is available on BBC iPlayer until the last week of March. Click on the link below. John appears in the final piece […]

August’s Flower: the death of a medieval tightrope walker

This month’s flower comes from the catalogue of Locelli in the Durham Cathedral Muniments (Loc. VI.20), and seems to record the death of a 13th-century tightrope walker, performing on the towers of Durham Cathedral! The record concerns the King Henry III’s objections to the election of of a new bishop. It seems the the […]

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BBC North-East interviews John McKinnell about the death of the medieval tightrope walker

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