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Henry III, by David Carpenter

The second volume of Carpenter's biography of Henry III covers 1258-1272.
James Sewry

The second volume of David Carpenter’s magisterial two-part biography of King Henry III covers the latter fourteen years of his reign, 1258-1272. It opens with the revolutionary events of 1258, in fact more far-reaching than 1215’s Magna Carta, when a group of armed...

Queens of the Wild, by Ronald Hutton

Queens of the Wild, by Ronald Hutton

A rich historical account of four Goddess-like figures who defy easy categorisation.
James Sewry

Ronald Hutton’s Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe examines four goddess-like figures from the medieval period to the present day: Mother Earth, the Fairy Queen, the Lady of the Night, and the Cailleach.  Packed with detail and insight – Hutton...