Francis Beswick
Contributing Writer
Frank at home - Frank Beswick
I am semi-retired teacher who has taken qualifications in journalism and gardening. Connected with my teaching career I have written several textbooks for A level and GCSE Religious Studies. I also wrote Shoots Out of Eden: Christian monastic gardening in the British Isles. I am married with four children, youngest twenty one
My great loves are writing and reading, gardening and walking, though I also like folk music, particlularly traditional Scottish and Irish.
Latest Articles
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Alphege of Canterbury: Martyr for Justice
A thousand years after his death Alphege unites faiths in his memory.
Apr 21, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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The Nine Sacred Herbs of the Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons believed that nine herbs had special powers against illness and evil
Apr 19, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Who Are the Alawites?
The Alawites are a sect the Shia whose beliefs vary to some degree from those of Islam.
Apr 12, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Hugh of Lincoln: Hammer of Kings and Patron of War Tax Refusers
Saint Hugh of Lincoln was a towering figure in mediaeval England.
Mar 20, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Wulstan of Worcester: Friend of the Poor and Enemy of Slavery
Wulstan, bishop of Worcester, is barely known by many English, but he is one of their greatest compatriots.
Mar 19, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Where Was St Patrick Born
Several locations for Patrick's birth have been suggested, but South West England or wales seems the most likely.
Mar 17, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Adomnan's Law: the First Attempt to Limit War
Adomnan, abbot of Iona, began a process that was to lead to the Geneva Convention.
Mar 5, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Catholic Attitudes to Slavery in the Middle Ages
The Catholic Church disliked slavery, but many thought that it was a part of an evil world.
Feb 25, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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Cartimandua: Goddess-Queen of the Britons
The story of Queen Cartimandua hints that some of the ancient Britons of Northern England treated their queen as a goddess
Feb 20, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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The Enduring Stones
Megaliths have exercised a fascination for the British, even up to the present day.
Feb 16, 2012
- Francis Beswick
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