Author: Geoff Doel

In 1909, Canterbury antiquarian Percy Maylam published his research and remarkable photographs of the fascinating Kent tradition of the hooden hors...

Providing readers with a seasonal anthology of the county, this collection of Sussex carols and customs, seasonal recipes and literary tales, re-ex...

Folklore of Dorset explores the rich heritage of the county’s traditions, seasonal customs and songs. Included are saints’ lore and smugglers, wife...

Who exactly was King Arthur? What is the evi dence for him as a historical figure, and how does this rela te to the hero of the medieval romances a...

Explore the rich heritage of Christmas past in Dorset through this varied collection of carols and customs, seasonal recipes and stories, plays, pa...

An examination of the evidence for the historical Arthur and of the creation of the hero of medieval romances, through the early Welsh sources and ...

First mentioned by William Langland in the late fourteenth century, Robin Hood comes down to us through ballads and folksongs, old chronicles and p...