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    Pleshey and Great Canfield Castles – Two Norman Mottes in Essex
    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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    The Brereton Tomb, St Oswald's Church, Malpas, Cheshire
    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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    Book Review: The Castle at War in Medieval England and Wales
    Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
    • Feb 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Book Review: The Castle at War in Medieval England and Wales

    Dr Dan Spencer's book on the Medieval castles is a valuable and accessible guide to castles - not what they are but where they appear in
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    The historic landscape at Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire
    Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
    • Aug 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    The historic landscape at Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire

    A description of the astonishing motte and bailey castle at Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, with its historic earthworks and man-made landscape
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    The Mediaeval Graffiti at Anstey, Hertfordshire
    Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
    • May 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Mediaeval Graffiti at Anstey, Hertfordshire

    Learn about the fabulous mediaeval graffiti at Anstey in Hertfordshire, including shields, helmets, writing and more.
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    The Age of Chivalry - Inspiring my Books and Prints
    Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
    • Apr 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Age of Chivalry - Inspiring my Books and Prints

    The Fourteenth Century holds a real fascination for me; particularly the fashion and ethos of the later days of the Age of Chivalry. In this
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    Creating a linocut print of Sir Hugh Calveley
    Michael Smith, Mythical Britain
    • Nov 25, 2017
    • 2 min

    Creating a linocut print of Sir Hugh Calveley

    How I made and printed a four-colour linocut of the Cheshire Knight, Sir Hugh Calveley. Michael Smith, Mythical Britain
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    Original linocut prints, books  and greetings cards featuring a range of mediaeval themes including: the Battle of Agincourt; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; King Arthur;;Stonehenge; Viking art; Saxon art; the Sutton Hoo helmet; medieval animals; castles; medieval myths and legends; historic monuments and so much more!

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