Buckinghamshire is an old county, established by the Anglo-Saxons. It has played its part in Britain's ever-changing history but there is another side to this seemingly peaceful shire: a magical heritage of myths, folklore, superstition, and extraordinary people and events. In Illustrated Tales of Buckinghamshire, writer and historian Eddie Brazil goes in search of the county's dark, misty past and discovers prehistoric roads, forgotten earthworks, Iron Age hill-forts, deserted villages, ancient churches, haunted houses, dastardly murders, peculiar people and satanic rituals. Here one will find the Dinton Hermit, the mad hatter, the real Ebenezer Scrooge, the Stab Monks of Chalvey and the truly incredible story of the Dunsmore doomed daredevil, amongst others. Illustrated Tales of Buckinghamshire will take the reader on a journey back through Buckinghamshire’s hidden history where legend, folklore and reality are intertwined in a compelling story of the county's magical past.These strange and spooky stories are accompanied by illustrations of places featured in the text, both present-day and historical, in this hugely entertaining book.
