Why does King Arthur's Camelot fascinate? In this book Geoffrey Ashe, the secretary of the Cadbury project looks for an answer. Drawing on varied research, and on the insight embodied in William Blake
This colorful guide introduces the ongoing interest in the mythical land of Atlantis. The book is divided into a long first half that gives a broad overview of the story and its legacy, while the seco
Geoffrey Ashe skillfully weaves all the different accounts, legends, literature, historical documents into one continuous narrative that recreates in intriguing detail all the rulers and events, real
Reveals how humanity’s first advanced culture originated in the Altai-Baikal region of southern Siberia • Explores how this prehistoric culture is the source of the pervasive mythic symboli
Attempts to find the person (if any) behind the legend of King Arthur have been going on for a long time. The search has revealed many interesting facts and it has also led to sharp disagreements. By
Merlin, seer and wonder-worker at King Arthur's court, makes his debut in the highly inventive History of the Kings of Britain, written during the 1130s by an author known to posterity as Geoffrey of
Surveys Arthurian history and legend and its place in archaeology, literature, and the arts from the 5th century to the present, with chapters on origins, early and modern Arthurian literature, and Ar
