Viking Wirral in Public Archaeology and History

Clare Downham, Paul Sherman

Abstract


This interview which took place on 4 November 2025 with Clare Downham (CD) and Paul Sherman (PS) with editor Howard Williams (HW) discussed initiatives and challenges in promoting knowledge of the Viking Age in the Wirral. This frontier zone marked the boundary between England and Wales by land and a maritime boundary between England and the Irish Sea. As such it is often assigned a marginal rather than a central place in narratives of British and Irish history.

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Irish Sea; liminal; public archaeology; Viking Age; Wirral

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