iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Charity Hiker Ste Lingard is currently walking the 300 miles from York to Battle (near Hastings), commemorating the 960th anniversaries of the battles of Fulford Gate, Stamford Bridge, and of course - Hastings. Following in the footsteps of King Harold.

Charity Hiker Ste Lingard is hiking the 300 miles from York to Battle Abbey, commemorating the fateful journey of King Harold while raising funds for MIND Charity.

1154

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Hereward Oak Day at Bowthorpe Park Farm PE10 0JG - in the Hereward Heartlands. Rory G regales tales of Hereward's Exile just before Christmas 1062. herewardthewake.co.uk/oakday

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

On Monday 27th October at 1pm we commemorate Hereward outside of Ely Cathedral, 954 years after the defeat of his forces and the Fall of Ely in 1071, some five years after Duke William of Normandy defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. #WakeHereward herewardthewake.co.uk

Folk hero of the Fens Hereward the Wake in a boat burning reeds with two of hi men rowing

120

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

#HerewardsLastStand at Ely & other tales will be regaled by Hereward re-enactor Rory G with his brand of medieval street theatre 954 years to the date of the #FallOfEly on Monday 27th October. 1pm outside Ely Cathedral 1.30pm at Oliver Cromwell's House / Visit Ely #WakeHereward #Hereward

Flyer promo of Hereward the Wake reenactor at Ely on 27th October.

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Hereward Returns! Hereward opened the Hereward Wargames Show at Peterborough on Sun' 7 Sept', commemorating his return from exile 958 years ago when he led a five year rebellion against William the Conqueror. 'Hereward's Revenge' is the wargame being shown, by Peterborough Wargames Club.

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Hereward leads out The Wakes commemorating the 958th anniversary of his return from exile in early September 1067, when he began a five year rebellion against the oppressive rule of King William I 'the Conqueror'. The moment serves to sustain the cultural folk memory of Hereward among his own folk.

020

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

1st September 1067 - the death of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, hastened the return to England of the Outlaw Hereward. Baldwin was father of Matilda, the wife of England's new King, William I 'the Conqueror'. Hereward had been fighting in the Count's army as a military commander under his son..

110

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Hereward the Wake will be opening the Hereward Wargames Show at The Cresset in Peterborough at 10am on Sunday 7th September. Bring the kids along! Tickets £3 & Details at hereward-wargames.co.uk #HerewardWargames herewardthewake.co.uk

Banner announcing appearance of folk hero Hereward the Wake at the Hereward Wargames Show at 10am on Sunday 7th September.

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Actor Rory Gibson, who has performed the role of Hereward the Wake since 2021, seen here on Sunday at Peterborough Cathedral during the celebration of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

011

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Sunday 29th June, the WakeHereward Project commemorates Hereward's knighting at Peterborough 957 years ago. We also begin the process of petitioning the Dean of Peterborough to have Hereward absolved from his excommunication following his raid on Peterborough on June 2nd 1070. herewardthewake.co.uk

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

In search of Hereward, Peterborough Cathedral... #HerewardCountry

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

By the end of Lewis' Hereward Charity Challenge fundraising success along the Hereward Way where over £2.5K was raised for charity we had found our Standard Bearer in young Percy Lamb who has represented Hereward's Standard Bearer Rahenald the Steward of Ramsey in many events and appearances since.

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

In 2021 we decided we needed a Hereward flag, banner or standard, particularly for the living history re-enactments. Nothing in the sources gave any description of a flag, although a standard-bearer is mentioned. Charlie from Cantanware got in touch and we discussed possibilities.

120

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Charles Kingsley's 'Hereward the Wake' (1866) transformed a medieval footnote into a Victorian icon. His historical novel not only catapulted Hereward to fame but set the standard for how his legend would be remembered. #HerewardTheWake #VictorianLiterature #CharlesKingsley

Author Charles Kingsley 'Hereward the Wake' (1866)

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Hereward the Wake leads off runners for the Hereward Relay & Ultra along the Hereward Way today in the 40 Mile pan-fen cross country race from Peterborough to Ely. His memory lives on! #WakeHereward

020

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The Hereward Relay & Ultra 40 mile cross-country race along the Hereward Way is this Sunday 26th Jan'. Rory G will be appearing as Hereward the Wake. The event marks the importance of Hereward as a cultural heritage icon of the Fens. #WakeHereward herewardthewake.co.uk/hereward-relay marchac.co.uk

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

A near contemporary source for Hereward is Domesday Book (1086) where the entries for a Hereward in South Lincolnshire in 1066 are universally accepted as being the same Hereward cited in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 1071. Curiously Hereward is not named as the holder of a manor at Bourne Linc's.

Folio from Great Domesday of Hereward the Wake's holdings at Witham, Manthorpe, Toft and Lound in Sooth Lincolnshire in 1066

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The Hereward Wargames Show will take place at the Cresset Centre, Peterborough, England on Sunday 7th September. Hereward-Wargames.co.uk #HerewardTheWake

Flyer promoting the Hereward Wargames Show in Peterborough on 7thy September

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

The Anglo Saxon Chronicle ‘E’ version is the primary source for Hereward. The year 1071 reports on the fall of Ely to William the Conqueror, effectively ending 5 years of rebellion and that Hereward escaped ‘and all who would follow him; he bravely led them out.’ #Hereward

020

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Estoire des Engleis by Geffrei Gaimar (ca: 1135) written in the French vernacular, features the story of Hereward after the Fall of Ely. It claims Hereward came to terms with King William & was ambushed and murdered by a group of Norman knights. herewardthewake.com

Estoire des Engleis by Geffrei Gaimar. London, British Library, MS Royal 13 A.XXI, fol. 130, showing text from one of the four manuscripts of Gaimar’s Estoire. This image is identified by the British Library and is free of known copyright restrictions.

030

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Gōd Cristesmæsse 7 Gēol ēadig! Good Christ's Mass and blessed Yule! #HerewardTheWake herewardthewake.com In the Winter of 1062 Hereward was exiled at the age of 18 and travelled north to Northumbria on the invitation of his godfather Gilbert of Ghent.

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

The Liber Eliensis (ca:1174) is another source from the Fen Monasteries eulogising Hereward. It includes Hereward's actions at Ely during the Norman Conquest & is possibly the earlier draft of the Gesta Herwardi. #LiberEliensis #Hereward #Ely #Fens #History #Education #Heritage

030

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The Hereward Relay & Ultra has been rescheduled for Sunday 26th January 2025. herewardthewake.co.uk/hereward-relay marchac.co.uk

Flyer promoting the Hereward Relay cross country race

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

2/ The image is: 'Hereward informs his uncle the Prior (Brand) he is about to be outlawed' by Henry Courtney Selous (1870) Art-Union of London.

010

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

November 30th 1069 Abbot Brand of Peterborough died leaving behind a legacy intertwined with the dramatic events of the Norman Conquest and the legend of Hereward the Wake. The 12th C Gesta Herwardi claims Brand knighted Hereward at Peterborough & a 14th C chronicle claims he is Hereward's uncle.

120

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Cancellation of the Hereward Relay & Ultra due to the weather conditions.

110

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Ingulph's Chronicle of Crowland Abbey is another source for #Hereward from the Fenland monasteries with the claim Hereward was buried here alongside his wife Torfrida. The chronicle, purported to be written in the late 11th C is in fact a 14th/15th century forgery. #WakeHereward #HerewardTheWake

030

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hereward was at King's Ely Prep School on Thursday looking for new recruits for his rebellion! Teacher Amy Beck managed to get a snap shot of the rebels as they gathered around Hereward... More at herewardthewake.co.uk/kingselyprep #WakeHereward #KingsEly #Hereward #Education #History #Heritage #Ely

050

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

During the 12th C other monks from Fenland Monasteries wrote about Hereward. Where Richard of Ely wrote a eulogy, c:1160 Hugh Candidus records a damning indictment of an Outlaw who sacked the abbey, burned down Peterborough and was excommunicated by the church. Hero or Villain?

030

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

In the early 12th century a Benedictine monk known as Richard of Ely compiled an account of an Anglo-Saxon warrior called Hereward. Richard wrote of an exile who rose to become 'a famous knight among the more famous' and a hero to his folk upon his return amid his subsequent rebellion in the Fens..

030

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Sunday 24th November, Hereward will be appearing at the Hereward Relay & Ultra, a 40 mile cross-country race along the Hereward Way from Peterborough to Ely. Details at: herewardthewake.co.uk/hereward-relay

032

Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

WakeHereward Project KS3 History on Hereward and the English Resistance will see Hereward appearing at the King's Ely Prep School this Thursday, featuring re-enactor Rory G.

020