This almanack provides an entry for each day of the year, featuring farming and gardening tips, recipes, herbal remedies, church festivals and saints' days.

Perpetual Almanack of Folklore

Politics & Social Sciences

Kightly, Charles

Social Sciences

Thames&Hudson

Strongholds of the realm: Defences in Britain from prehistory to the twentieth century

History

Europe

Thames and Hudson

Tells the stories of heroines like Queen Boadicea, who defied the Roman invaders, Anglo-Saxon heroes like King Alfred, who struggled against the Normans, and local champions like William Wallace, who led a Scottish revolt against England

The Folk Heroes of Britain

Throughout the British Isles, hundreds of fascinating customs and ceremonies - many of them centuries old - continue to be observed. Charles Kightly, experienced traveler and well-known historian, unfolds a broad and colourful tapestry of those that survive to this day - folklore and calendar customs; royal ceremonies; remnants of life in the Middle Ages and of vanished farming ways; the proud observances of ancient towns and the less ordered merry-making of the countryside; the festivals of the Church and the relics of deep-rooted pagan beliefs; sporting traditions; commemorations of loved, hated or merely eccentric people; or celebrations of deliverance from plagues and perils past. Some have found national (and international) fame - changing the guard at Buckingham Palace, Burns Night, the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, Royal Ascot. Others are mysterious customs perpetuated in the remoter corners of Britain - Turning the Devil's Stone, 'Burning Bartle', the Mari Lwyd of South Wales and Lanark's 'Whuppity Stourie'. The origins of these traditions have frequently been obscured by fantastic tales of demons and spirits, by centuries of local gossip, or by glib interpretations which, though repeated from book to book, lack any real foundation in truth. With absorbing detail, Charles Kightly relates the myths but also examines the known historical facts and suggests convincing explanations. Arranged alphabetically by custom, his book gives the dates, times and locations of the ceremonies, and an extensive regional index of place names also pinpoints the events in a particular area. Here is a compelling text for everyone interested in British history, culture and tradition, as well as a unique guide for visitors in search of colourful and unusual events.

The Customs and Ceremonies of Britain: An Encyclopaedia of Living Traditions

Tells the stories of heroines like Queen Boadicea, who defied the Roman invaders, Anglo-Saxon heroes like King Alfred, who struggled against the Normans, and local champions like William Wallace, who led a Scottish revolt against England

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

THAMES & HUDSON @

Describes the history of British customs, traditions, rituals, and royal ceremonies, and provides a calendar of events

Americas

A traveller's guide to royal roads

Travel

Micheal Cyprien

Routledge& Kegan Paul

Flodden, the Anglo-Scottish war of 1513 (Great battles)

Almark Publishing Co., Ltd.

A Traveller's Guide to Royal Roads

Cyprien, Michael

Historical Times

Excatly 800 years ago Gerald Cambrensis set off on a tour of Wales. Naturalist, theologian, diplomat, knight and gossip Gerald's own personality is almost as fascianting as his description of the wild land through which he passed. Quicksands, highwaymen, poor roads and swollen rivers hindered his progress, but the travellers were also met by great hospitality. This well-illustrated pamphlet, reissued for the 800th anniversary, contains articles by a host of famous Welsh historians describing Gerald and the world in which he lived.

A Mirror of Medieval Wales

Cadw

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