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Browse back issues of our newsletter:

News is but a fleeting thing, but I hope that Essentially England's newsletter contains a few nuggets worth picking over, long after the special offers have been replaced by new ones and the newsletters have been resigned to the trash can.

There are always recipes and ideas for days out, so here's a list of our newsletter backissues, just in case....

2010

JuneThe Essence of an English Summer
AprilCelebrating England's Patron Saint
FebruaryPeculiar Pudddings and English Music
JanuaryMarmalade Galore!



2009

November/DecemberBirthdays, Normans and a Smoking Bishop
OctoberBetween Glorious Trees and Potted Shrimps
SeptemberElderberries, Floyd and a Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Treasure
AugustBooks and Blackberries
JulyRuins, Garlic and Chillies
JuneRoses and Pimms
AprilSpears to Slay a Dragon with?
MarchBetween Cheesy Steves and the Boat Race
FebruarySnow, Pancakes and Rhubarb Fool
JanuaryChocolate, Marmalade and Roman Mosaics



2008

DecemberEssentially England is 1 Year Old!
NovemberMake your money go further this Christmas
OctoberBarge Cruises and Christmas Chocolates
SeptemberDragons and Plums
AugustEngland's Worst Monarch and the Mysteries of Eton Mess