These Our Monsters: The English Heritage Book of New Folktale, Myth and Legend
£14.99
Myths legends folklore: they are what we grow up with from easter bunnies to tooth fairies to those tales repeated within families down the generations to the older accounts that are fundamental to societies and nations and can form the backdrop to our understanding of ourselves.
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Guidebook: Pevensey Castle
£4.00
The spectacular roman walls of pevensey castle and its impressive medieval keep have been a landmark on the south sussex coast for nearly 1700 years.
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Guidebook: Restormel Castle
£4.50
For over 700 years restormel castle has stood in its dominant position on a hillside overlooking the peaceful fowey valley.
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Guidebook: Whitby Abbey
£5.00
High on their windswept headland the imposing ruins of whitby abbey dominate the busy harbour town below.
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Guidebook: Wenlock Priory - Red Guide
£4.50
Wenlock priory was among the greatest monasteries of the welsh marches.
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Guidebook: Upnor Castle
£3.50
Upnor castle was built by order of elizabeth i in 1559 on the banks of the medway in kent.
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Guidebook: Marble Hill House
£3.50
Marble hill house was built between 1724 and 1729 for henrietta howard mistress of george ii who later became countess of suffolk.
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Guidebook: Chysauster and Carn Euny Ancient Villages
£3.50
From the middle of the nineteenth century pioneering antiquarians began to take an interest in the curious remains of stone-walled ‘courtyard’ houses found only in the far south-west of cornwall and on the isles of scilly.
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Guidebook: Hailes Abbey
£4.00
Hailes abbey by dr michael carter senior historian at english heritage explores the architecture history and royal connections of this important cistercian abbey in gloucestershire which came to national prominence in the 13th century as a pilgrimage destination when it was presented by with a relic of the blood shed by christ on the cross.
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Guidebook: Cleeve Abbey
£3.50
Cleeve abbey by archaeologist stuart harrison and dr michael carter senior historian at english heritage examines the architecture and history of this cistercian abbey in somerset which contains some of the best preserved monastic buildings in south-west england including a remarkably intact angel roof and rare medieval wall paintings.
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Guidebook: Battle Abbey
£5.00
The battle of hastings 14th october 1066 was the most famous battle fought on english soil.
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Guidebook: St Augustines Abbey
£3.50
In ad 597 augustine a prior in rome was sent by pope gregory i to spread christianity across southern england where under invasions by the jutes and the saxons the people had largely reverted to pagan beliefs.
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Guidebook: Silchester Roman Town
£4.00
Silchester in hampshire is one of the best preserved roman towns in britain.
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Guidebook: Deal Castle
£3.50
Deal castle is the greatest of the three artillery forts created in the 16th century by henry viii to protect the important naval anchorage known as the downs off the kentish coast.
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Guidebook: Sherborne Old Castle
£4.00
Sherborne old castle was a magnificent fortified palace built in the 1120s by roger bishop of salisbury chancellor of henry i.
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Guidebook: Rievaulx Abbey
£5.50
Rievaulx abbey was founded in 1132 and was the first cistercian abbey in the north of england.
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Guidebook: Portchester Castle
£3.50
Portchester castle’s remarkable history begins in the 3rd century when the romans built a fort here to combat attacks by barbarian pirates.
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Guidebook: Peveril Castle
£4.00
Even in its ruinous state peveril castle is one of the most dramatic norman castles in england.
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Guidebook: Birdoswald Roman Fort
£4.50
Birdoswald was one of 16 roman forts built to guard hadrian’s wall – the north-western frontier of the roman empire.
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Guidebook: Orford Castle
£3.50
Orford castle overlooking orford ness on the suffolk coast is the subject of the latest addition to the red guide series.
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Guidebook: Gisborough Priory
£3.50
Gisborough priory in yorkshire is the subject of the latest addition to english heritage’s acclaimed red guide series.
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Guidebook: Pendennis Castle And St Mawes Castle
£4.50
The castles of pendennis and st mawes were built by king henry viii.
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Guidebook: Lanercost Priory
£3.50
The peaceful ruins of lanercost priory mask a turbulent history.
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