Lectures by Ronald Hutton

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My academic crush Ronald Hutton - who specialises in the history of pagan-adjacent things - is current Professor of Divinity at at Gresham College, an institution which provides free university-level lectures - including nowadays, via youtube

Current lectures include the religion of Prehistoric, Roman Britain, Viking, Anglo Saxon, ancient Welsh gods, plus 'how Pagan was Medieval Britain', and upcoming lectures are on the history of ritual nudity, Western Esoteric stuff, dragons, ancient goddesses and witch hunts.

Hutton is a total babe - he's got a wry smile and a twinkle in his eye, the most professorial energy of anyone you could imagine. He's remained discreet about his own religious orientation throughout his career, but earned mutual affection with pagan communities, forming friendships and working relationships with neo-pagan groups without compromising on accuracy and a willingness to ruffle feathers when he writes about our history. What I love about his writing is, I feel like I'm getting smarter due to the way he argues and approaches topics - understanding History not just as a list of things which happened, but a way of investigating and seeing.

Here is a vintage written interview with Hutton from 2011 with more information about his work.