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Robin Hood
First mentioned by William Langland in the late fourteenth century, Robin Hood comes down to us through ballads and folksongs, old chronicles and plays, medieval allusions, …
Worlds of Arthur
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 the French Romances to Thomas …
Christmas Past in Sussex
Providing readers with a seasonal anthology of the county, this collection of Sussex carols and customs, seasonal recipes and literary tales, re-examines the rich heritage of …
A Dorset Christmas
Explore the rich heritage of Christmas past in Dorset through this varied collection of carols and customs, seasonal recipes and stories, plays, pastimes and pantomimes, and …
The Green Man in Britain
The Green Man has many facets, many dimensions. He peers through his leaf mask in hundreds of church misericords and stone carvings. His innate link with the changing seasons and …
Robin Hood
First mentioned by William Langland in the late fourteenth century, Robin Hood comes down to us through ballads and folksongs, old chronicles and plays, medieval allusions, …
Percy Maylam's The Kent Hooden Horse
In 1909, Canterbury antiquarian Percy Maylam published his research and remarkable photographs of the fascinating Kent tradition of the hooden horse. He caught the custom in its …
The Hop Bin
For 400 years Kent and East Sussex were vividly and visibly associated with the cultivation of hops. Fran and Geoff Doel have evoked this bygone world of hopping by gathering …
Green Man in Britain
The Green Man has many facets, many dimensions. He peers through his leaf mask in hundreds of church misericords and stone carvings. His innate link with the changing seasons and …
Worlds of Arthur
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 and other legends? T his book …
Folklore of Dorset
Folklore of Dorset explores the rich heritage of the county’s traditions, seasonal customs and songs. Included are saints’ lore and smugglers, wife sales, wrecking, witchcraft, …
The Traditional Culture of Sussex
An exploration of the traditional culture of Sussex through its folklore, seasonal customs, folksongs and legends and traditional occupations such as shepherding and inshore …