Debunking Historic Building Myths with James Wright
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James Wright (Triskele Heritage), is an award winning buildings archaeologist. He has two decades professional experience of ferreting around in people’s cellars, hunting through their attics and digging up their gardens. He hopes to find meaningful truths about how ordinary and extraordinary folk lived their lives in the mediaeval period.

James is the author of the popular Mediaeval Mythbusting Blog and his book Historic Building Mythbusting was released via The History Press in June 2024.

In this chat, we'll explore what buildings archaeology is, some popular myths about historic buildings, and what this can tell us about folklore.

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