Abbots Bromley Horn Dance custom was also present at that time but not commented upon by the writer. A carbon analysis discovered that the antlers used in the dance date to the 11th century – though these may well have replaced an even older set. According to some, the use of antlers suggests an Anglo-Saxon origin along with other native Anglo-Saxon traditions that have survived into modern times in various forms. It has been speculated, for example, that the dance originated in the pagan period and was connected with the ruling dynasty of Mercia, based some 15 miles away at Tamworth, who owned extensive
Anna Richardson Anna Richardson Anna Clare Richardson (born 27 September 1970) is an English presenter, television producer, writer and journalist. Richardson was born on 27 September 1970 in Wellington, Shropshire, England. Richardson was educated at The School of St Mary and St Anne, a High Church girls' boarding independent school, in the village of Abbots Bromley near Rugeley, Staffordshire. Richardson started her television presenting career on "The Big Breakfast" on Channel 4, and thereafter for the next six years appeared regularly in television programmes including "Love Bites" for ITV, for which she was nominated for an RTS award. Richardson went on to