Böcker av Fran Doel

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 seeks to answer these and other questions relating to the story of King Arthur. '

A new edition with an updated gazetteer and filmography

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 together a wide range of social and literary accounts, poems and songs from the Tudor period to the present day, each with a contextual introduction.

An illustrated anthology of festive stories, poems, carols and recipes

An essential guide to Northumbria's myths and legends

Explore the rich heritage of Dorset's traditions, seasonal customs and songs. Included are saints' lore and smugglers, wife sales, wrecking, witchcraft, wise men and West Gallery Music, hill figures, hempseed divination and holy wells, mummers' plays, May garlands and maypoles, Oosers and Oak Apple Day, bonfires and Beating the Bounds.

A study of the Green Man through church carvings, folk customs, legends and literature, plus an extensive Gazetteer.

A collection of carols and customs from christmas in Sussex