The partnership of writer and photographer has resulted in this fascinating approach to one of the most famous of legends. Advances in archaeology and the re-appraisal of documents have opened up new perspectives for all who go in quest of its rich mythology and absorbing intere…
Surveys the legends surrounding King Arthur and examines the historical evidence behind them.
Surveys the legends surrounding King Arthur and examines the historical evidence behind them.
Surveys the legends surrounding King Arthur and examines the historical evidence behind them.
Ashe offers convincing proof that Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians ever suspected.
Ashe offers convincing proof that Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians ever suspected.
Traces the development of the Arthurian legend comparing it with the facts of King Arthur's life as they have been reconstructed from historical records and archaeological finds.
Traces the development of the Arthurian legend comparing it with the facts of King Arthur's life as they have been reconstructed from historical records and archaeological finds.
Archaeologists have long acknowledged the absence of a regular and recurrent burial rite in the British Iron Age, and have looked to rites such as cremation and scattering of remains to explain the minimal impact of funerary practices on the archaeological record. Pit-burials or…
"A journey along the historical spectrum of Celtic art, from the rich treasures found throughout Iron Age Europe, through the flowering of metalwork, sculpture and manuscript illumination, to the revivals attempted today."--The publisher.
In setting out the landmarks in the history of settlement in Celtic Europe, this book shows that the two millennia before the Roman conquest was a time of great technological, social and economic progress. It was a period that saw the development of timber architecture, the grow…
