The Lives of the British Saints

The Lives of the British Saints

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9781357056971

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King Arthur

King Arthur

Author: Caleb Howells

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1445690845

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This book explores a part of the King Arthur story often ignored - his exploits on the continent. By reexamining the evidence, Howell challenges convention and offers a compelling argument that connects the legend with a real historical event involving the invasion and conquest of much of Western Europe.


The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to Recreation

The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to Recreation

Author: Ceri Houlbrook

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-04-23

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 331975517X

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This book traces the history of ritual landscapes in the British Isles, and the transition from religious practice to recreation, by focusing on a highly understudied exemplar: the coin-tree. These are trees imbued with magical properties into which coins have been ritually embedded. This is a contemporary custom which can be traced back in the literature to the 1700s, when it was practiced for folk-medical and dedicatory purposes. Today, the custom is widespread, with over 200 coin-trees distributed across the British Isles, but is more akin to the casual deposition of coins in a wishing-well: coins are deposited in the tree in exchange for wishes, good luck, or future fortune. Ceri Houlbrook contributes to the debate on the historic relationships between religion, ritual, and popular magic in British contexts from 1700 to the present.


The Mysteries of Stonehenge

The Mysteries of Stonehenge

Author: Nikolai Tolstoy

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 896

ISBN-13: 1445659549

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The mythic foundations of the world's greatest archaeological mystery.