The romantic history of Suffolk’s most famous archeological site was brought to life for Valentine’s Day.

East Anglian Daily Times: Love was in the air at Sutton Hoo this Valentines day. Michael Argent and Liz Wigby.Love was in the air at Sutton Hoo this Valentines day. Michael Argent and Liz Wigby. (Image: Archant)

Visitors to Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, were transported through time as a cast of living history re-enactors depicted domestic life in the pre-war house.

As well as interacting with characters, visitors to the National Trust site made their own Valentine’s tokens to present to loved ones.

Among the tales told was landowner Edith Dempster’s marriage to Colonel Frank Pretty.

The story goes that Frank proposed on each of her birthdays, from her 18th to when she accepted at 42.

His death, and that of son Robert, left Edith grief-stricken and she turned to spiritualism – part of her personal journey that led to the decision to uncover the burial mounds.