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Event 38

Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 12 noon

Event 38 | Amy Jeffs | Arthur

£12.00

Amy Jeffs – Arthur – A New Life

Historian, artist, musician and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Storyland and Wild, Dr Amy Jeffs turns her focus to Britain’s most enduring legend. Known for bringing ancient folklore to life through meticulous research and her own beautifully bold line drawings, Jeffs gives fresh form to a story we only think we know. Drawing from early medieval Welsh, Latin and French sources, she strips away Victorian romanticism to resurrect an earlier, earthier Arthur: a warlord raised by fairies, leader of the Wild Hunt and monster-slayer. Journeying from deep forests to the underworld, Jeffs explores how these ancient stories were continually reshaped to serve the political needs of their day. In conversation with the writer James Crowden.

When: Wednesday 11 November 2026 @ 12 noon
Where: Bull Ballroom

Description

Amy Jeffs is a Somerset-based author and artist. She has a PhD in art history from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and specialises in medieval art and culture. Jeffs’ first book, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, was a Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and named a Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year. Her second book, Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain, explores an old idea of the wilderness through medieval stories of outcasts, monsters and the natural world. Arthur: A New Life is her fifth book.

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