7pm Thursday 28th May 2026 at Leicester Guildhall
Simon Haywood - Strange Majesty: l
Legends of Vortigern and the Forgotten Kings of Britain
... they rode there, helmed
With a strange majesty that the heathen horde
Remembered after all were overwhelmed ...
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.
"One of the English storytelling scene's top hands" - Stirrings
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.
Booking HERE
Our Autumn 2026 season at Leicester Guildhall...
Thursday 24th September - Jessie Wild - show details TBC
Thursday 29th October - The Story Tree Halloween Special
Thursday 26th November - Peter Chand - show details TBC