Bridget: Goddess and Saint - Professor Ronald Hutton

About this episode

Professor Ronald Hutton discusses the historical and cultural significance of Bridget as both a goddess and a saint.

This lecture was recorded by Ronald Hutton on the 10th of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inna Hall, London Professor Hutton is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. He took degrees at Cambridge and then Oxford Universities, and was a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He is now a Fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries and the Learned Society of Wales, and has won awards for teaching and research. He has lectured all over the world, autho...

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Ronald Hutton

Topics covered

• history
• religion
• cultural studies
• lectures
• saints

Keywords

• Bridget
• goddess
• saint
• Ronald Hutton
• history
• lecture
• Barnard’s Inna Hall

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Bristol, British Academy, Royal Historical Society, Society of Antiquaries, Learned Society of Wales

Places: Barnard’s Inna Hall, London

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