The Naked Hermit
The Naked Hermit

Author: Nick Mayhew-Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780281077342

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Descending into the darkness of a long-abandoned hermit's cave, wading naked into an icy sea to pray, spending the night on a sacred mountain, Nick Mayhew-Smith recounts an extraordinary one-man mission to revive the ancient devotions of Britain's most enigmatic holy places. Based on ground-breaking research into the transition from Paganism to Christianity, this book invites the reader on a journey into the heart of the Celtic wilderness, exploring the deep-seated impulse to mark natural places as holy. It ends with a vision of how we can recover our harmony with the rest of creation: with the landscape, the weather and the wildlife, and ultimately with the body itself. Follow the footsteps of holy men and women such as Columba, Patrick, Cuthbert, Gildas, Aidan, Bede, Ninian, Etheldreda, Samson and others into enchanting Celtic landscapes, and learn the unvarnished truth behind the stories that shape our spiritual and natural heritage.

The Sacred Places of Wales
The Sacred Places of Wales

Author: Peter N. Williams

Publisher: Wales Books

Published: 2001-02

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780759607859

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BJ and the Amazing Doctor Directions is the story of a young boy who lives with his widowed father in a small house near a lake. They love the outdoors, and BJ soon finds that the walking stick his father has picked up for him from a very strange man named Plantagenet carries mystical powers to keep him out of trouble. BJ's new walking stick, called Doctor Directions, guides BJ and his friend Marcy away from danger as long as BJ is smart enough not to cover his eyes in the process (something he discovers after a near disaster). Marcy a smart, funny young lady who lives with her mother is also brave and strong and plays a key role in their adventures together. As they work together to figure out who is cutting down Thoreau Mountain's beautiful forests BJ and Marcy spend several strange periods behind the door in his basement where they not only find out what is being asked of them to save Thoreau, but meet some rather nasty characters bent on preventing them from succeeding. The evil Sniknej Lac does everything he can to thwart BJ and Marcy from solving the puzzle that can stop the cutting on Thoreau Mountain. Behind the door they also meet the wonderful Sir Gaia, a wise-cracking squirrel named Bonker and a very proper bird named Queen Shelmont all who help BJ and Marcy accomplish their tasks. Come with BJ and Marcy as they take on those that want to destroy Thoreau and watch as they teach the entire town about right and wrong.

Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles
Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles

Author: Emma J Wells

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0719820499

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This book leads the modern traveller along seven medieval pilgrim routes of Britain (those with historic origins, rather than modern constructs), taking in world-famous sites such as Canterbury and Lindisfarne in addition to out-of-the-way locations along paths not so widely travelled. Each route guides pilgrims on a journey of discovery. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colour maps, and written by a renowned expert on pilgrimage, Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles provides clear maps and informative commentary on the history of the most significant landscapes, shrines, art and architecture. Although it offers some fresh walking ideas, primary consideration is given to understanding the history, significance and practices surrounding the pilgrim routes and sites of Britain, helping you to follow in the footsteps of our forebears and gain invaluable insights into their medieval world. It will be of great interest to walkers and historians alike. Illustrated with 80 colour photos and 12 maps.

The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places
The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places

Author: Neil Oliver

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2018-09-20

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1473554535

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"Everyone should have two copies - one for the car and one for the house to plan journeys. . . a reminder to think more about the places you pass and less about your route, because every British journey is through rich history." (Edward Stourton) From much-loved historian Neil Oliver, comes this beautifully written, kaleidoscopic history of a place with a story like no other. The British Isles, this archipelago of islands, is to Neil Oliver the best place in the world. From north to south, east to west it cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years old, and counting. But the tolerant, easygoing peace we enjoy has been hard won. We have made and known the best and worst of times. We have been hero and villain and all else in between, and we have learned some lessons. The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places is Neil’s very personal account of what makes these islands so special, told through the places that have witnessed the unfolding of our history. Beginning with footprints made in the sand by humankind’s earliest ancestors, he takes us via Romans and Vikings, the flowering of religion, through civil war, industrial revolution and two world wars. From windswept headlands to battlefields, ancient trees to magnificent cathedrals, each of his destinations is a place where, somehow, the spirit of the past seems to linger.

The British Isles
The British Isles

Author: Hugh Kearney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1107623898

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Hugh Kearney's classic account of the history of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present is distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'history of four nations'. Not only focusing on England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales, Ireland and Scotland in their own terms, whilst recognising that they too have political, religious and cultural divides. This new edition endeavours to recognise and examine contemporary multi-ethnic Britain and its implications for 'four-nations' history, making it an invaluable case study for European nationhood of the past and present. Thoroughly updated throughout to take into account recent social, political and cultural changes within Britain and examine the rise of multi-ethnic Britain, this revised edition also contains a completely new set of illustrations, including sixteen maps.

Every Pilgrim's Guide to England's Holy Places
Every Pilgrim's Guide to England's Holy Places

Author: Michael Counsell

Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781853115226

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England's rich spiritual history is portrayed in this informative pocket travel companion, covering more than a thousand places that can be visited today. Cathedrals and abbeys, simple chapels, martyrs' memorials, pilgrim shrines and famous resting places are all featured in this book which connects us to our deepest spiritual roots, reveals the vast holy land lying beneath our feet and tells the stories of the men and women who shaped it.

Sacred Springs
Sacred Springs

Author: Christina Martin

Publisher: Wooden

Published: 2006-02

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781904263456

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With a county-by-county gazeteer, this beautiful book, illustrated throughout by the author, tells the story of the holy waters of the British Isles through hand-picked examples.

Sacred Britain
Sacred Britain

Author: Martin Symington

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1841623636

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Britain is packed with places to visit that can be called 'sacred'. Many are tourist sites, such as Iona, Lindisfarne and Stonehenge. Many more are out-of-the-way pilgrimage destinations, druidic circles, holy wells or obscure islands that few people would find without this book. Some are only recognised as 'sacred' by people with a special interest: Karl Marx's tomb in Highgate cemetery or the island on Althorp where Princess Diana is buried. This book journeys from pilgrimage sites with tombs of martyrs and scenes of medieval miracles to the remote islands of Iona, Bardsey and Lindisfarne, as well as to modern Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic shrines. It visits pre-historic stone circles and ancient chalk hill carvings such as the phallic Cerne Abbas giant. As well as sites of myth, legend, and apparition it covers shrines to philosophers and locations revered for their connections with art, music, literature, sport and crime.