Welcome to the Holderness Institute

We document, preserve and investigate historical events whose authenticity remains disputed, improbable or administratively inconvenient.

Current investigations include sacred jars, unexplained relics, and the continuing search for a Spare Messiah believed to be somewhere in East Yorkshire.

This is where history becomes increasingly difficult to explain because:

Some histories were written by kings…

Some histories were written by the victors…

Some histories were written by egomaniacs…