Edmund and the Great Heathen Army

All day ticket entry from 10am Monday to Saturday (last admission 4pm) and from 10am on a Sunday (last admission 3pm).

A king will fall, a saint will rise…

According to legend, in 869AD, King Edmund met the ‘Great Heathen Army’ in battle, was defeated, and brutally martyred. His cult would spread across Christendom in the centuries that followed and he would become England’s Patron Saint.

In death, Edmund’s spirit would be credited with healings, comfort, protection, and enforcing justice upon criminals and rulers. His name and relics would inspire political endeavours and combat. The Kings that followed would fear his spectral wrath.

This summer at Moyse’s Hall we will celebrate Edmund in life and in death like never before. Through academic partnership, we will meet Edmund in his 9th Century world, before exploring the rise and fall of his cult.

Family trails every day and an evening lecture series, find out more below...

Daily family trails:
Hunt for hidden animal footprints throughout the galleries and rebuild your own medieval warrior by finding objects hidden around the museum, then get creative and make your own Edmund Crown to complete your royal adventure!

Evening lecture series:
Friday 11 September - From Edmund to Jàtmundr: St Edmund in the Norse World (sold out)
Tuesday 22 September - Reconstructing the Abbey of St Edmund - Dr Richard Hoggett (sold out)
Friday 25 September - After The Great Heathen Army
Friday 2 October - A Warning to the Curious

Dates: Saturday 6 June – Sunday 4 October
Times: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm (last admission 4pm)
Sunday 10am – 4pm (last admission 3pm)
Admission: Adults £5.50, Child (5 – 16) £4, Full Time Student £4. Family ticket (2 adults & 3 children) £19. Under 5s FREE (no ticket required)
Venue: Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds

All exhibition tickets include access to the full museum collection including:
- West Suffolk’s infamous Crime and Punishment displays with a book bound in human skin, witchcraft, and more
- The history of the Abbey and our treasures of the medieval period
- A rotating display of our fine art collection which includes Mary Beale and Sybil Andrews
- The museum's world-renowned Gershom Parkington Clock Collection and Suffolk Regiment displays

Advance booking recommended.

This event is promoted by West Suffolk Heritage