Had his first vision of angels aged 6 in Peckham and continued to see spirits such as prophets from the Bible and his beloved dead brother throughout the entirety of his life
Blake's parents were not amused at his story of seeing angels, and only his mother's pleadings prevented him from receiving a beating
Blake's attitude to religion

More about inspiration, excitement and revelation, rather than reason and instruction
Blake came from a family of religious dissenters who hated organised religion but loved the Bible
Traditional ballads

Passed down and often changed by word of mouth, not written down and relied on being kept in the speaker's memory
