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![Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire - a wonder in the fens](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f58418_79d71cb8d20e4d4e8cf20ce9221a0b0c~mv2_d_1613_1210_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_486,h_365,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f58418_79d71cb8d20e4d4e8cf20ce9221a0b0c~mv2_d_1613_1210_s_2.webp)
Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
Mar 18, 20195 min read
Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire - a wonder in the fens
Bolingbroke Castle is a special castle with a history fundamentally linked to the history of England. Built on an hexagonal plan, the castle
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
Feb 16, 20194 min read
Making a linocut print of King Arthur and Excalibur for my new book
This article shows the process involved in researching and printing a four colour linocut print of King Arthur and Excalibur. The image will
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
Oct 24, 20184 min read
The Battle of Agincourt, 1415
An overview of the revolutionary tactics used by Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt 1415.
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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
Sep 5, 20184 min read
The church of St John the Baptist, Barnack, Cambridgeshire – an astonishing Anglo-Saxon survival
A brief tour with photographs of the astonishing Anglo-Saxon (and later) church of St John the Baptist at Barnack, Cambs. A truly remarkable
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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
Aug 12, 20183 min read
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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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
Aug 11, 20182 min read
Illustrating my new translation of the Alliterative Morte Arthure (King Arthur's Death)
A new translation of the epic fourteenth century story of King Arthur's Death by Michael Smith will feature over 32 stunning linocut ill
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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
Jul 22, 20184 min read
In search of the De Veres - St Nicholas Church at Castle Hedingham
St Nicholas Church in Castle Hedingham, Essex contains a rich collection of Norman, mediaeval and Tudor work. Of particular interest is a ra
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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
May 23, 20183 min read
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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Michael Smith, printmaker, Mythical Britain
Apr 18, 20183 min read
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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