Alcuin

Alcuin of York on ageing and the human condition

by Stuart Patience
3rd February 20202nd February 2020

“We poor wretches!Why do we love you, World, when you’re running away from us?You keep running away from us,and yet we still love You.” Alcuin… Read More »Alcuin of York on ageing and the human condition

Recommendation: In Our Time on Alcuin of York

by Stuart Patience
2nd February 20202nd February 2020

Alcuin (AD735-804) turns out to be the most important Anglo-Saxon (specifically, Northumbrian) you’ve never heard of. A swerve in Western culture He was a crucial… Read More »Recommendation: In Our Time on Alcuin of York