The Stones of Stenness, Orkney - a special linocut print
The Stones of Stenness on Orkney provided inspiration for a new linocut print by author and printmaker, Michael Smith.
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Michael Smith
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Book Review: Footmarks - A Journey into Our Restless Past, by Jim Leary
Jim Leary's Footmarks uncovers how our ancestors were always on the move, leaving behind traces of an exposure to a much broader world.
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Michael Smith
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Wayland's Smithy, Oxfordshire - the making of an original linocut print
An article about the creation of a linocut print featuring Wayland's Smithy, a neolithic chambered cairn near the White Horse of Uffington.
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Michael Smith
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Book Review: Northerners - A History, by Brian Groom
A review of Northerners - A History, by Brian Groom. Published by Harper North.
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Michael Smith
- Jan 7
- 6 min
Cheshire survivor - the effigy of Sir William Boydell at St. Wilfred's Church, Grappenhall
The effigy of Sir William Boydell at Grappenhall, Cheshire sheds a remarkable light on how, against the odds, ancient monuments can survive.
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Michael Smith
- Dec 22, 2023
- 6 min
Castles and Landscapes – Hautdesert Castle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Michael Smith discusses the Gawain-poet's castle Hautdesert, showing how its place in the landscape reflected the zeitgeist of his time.
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Michael Smith
- Nov 23, 2023
- 5 min
Nobut an old Cave – the power and meaning of the Green Chapel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The poet in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight calls the Green Chapel 'nobot an olde cave' with huge understatement. It was a house of horror.
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Michael Smith
- Mar 24, 2023
- 6 min
A Cheshire Church and its Knightly Founder: Sir Hugh Calveley at St Boniface, Bunbury
A description of the magnificent alabaster monument to Sir Hugh de Calveley and the church of St Boniface near Chester, Cheshire.
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Michael Smith
- Feb 5, 2023
- 5 min
Book Review: The Road by Christopher Hadley
A review of Christopher Hadley's fascinating new book about a forgotten Roman Road, RR21b, and the traces it has left behind.
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Michael Smith
- Aug 13, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: Field Notes by Maxim Peter Griffin - a walk on the wild side
A book review of Field Notes by Maxim Peter Griffin. A feast of art and words describing the landscape, mood and people of Lincolnshire.
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Michael Smith, Mythical Britain
- Aug 15, 2021
- 4 min
Sueno's Stone - an astonishing Pictish monument to battle at Forres in Moray, Scotland
A history and description of Sueno's Stone, an astonishing Pictish monument to battle still in its original location at Forres in Scotland.
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
The motorway motte - Lilbourne castle and mediaeval village, Northamptonshire
A description of the fascinating early mediaeval motte and bailey, fishponds, village earthworks and church at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire
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Michael Smith
- May 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Sheela Na Gig sculpture and St Christopher wall paintings at Oaksey in Wiltshire, England
A few years ago, pre lockdown, I took the opportunity to turn off the M4 and track down an astonishing mediaeval sheela na gig sculpture...
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Michael Smith
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
William of Palerne and the literary legacy of Humphrey de Bohun
I have been working for some time on a new translation of William of Palerne, which Madden in the nineteenth century called the “romance...
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Michael Smith
- Aug 31, 2020
- 3 min
Dryslwyn Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A brief history and description of the evocative and dramatically-sited castle at Dryslwyn. Much remains to impress the visitor today.
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Michael Smith, Mythical Britain
- May 25, 2020
- 5 min
Pleshey and Great Canfield Castles – Two Norman Mottes in Essex
A detailed look at two magnificent Norman motte-and-bailey castles in Essex: Great Canfield and Pleshey. Both are well worth the trip to see
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Michael Smith
- Feb 20, 2020
- 6 min
Castell Dinas Bran, Denbighshire, Wales
A history of Castell Dinas Bran, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, including a detailed site description and photogrpahs.
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Michael Smith
- Feb 14, 2020
- 6 min
The Brereton Tomb, St Oswald's Church, Malpas, Cheshire
A detailed look at the magnificent tomb of Sir Randal and Lady Eleanor Brereton at Malpas, Cheshire. A fine example of Chellaston work.
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Michael Smith
- Feb 9, 2020
- 6 min
Holt Castle, or Castle Lion, Denbighshire
A description, history and site interpretation of Holt Castle, Denbighshire with photography and links to other information sources.
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
- Jan 6, 2020
- 5 min
Degannwy Castle - a stronghold brought to ruin by revenge
A brief history of Degannwy (Deganwy) castle in North Wales, with a description, photographs and useful links.
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