Mythical Britain is the home of Michael Smith - author, printmaker, translator and performer of medieval romances

Learn about the fabulous mediaeval graffiti at Anstey in Hertfordshire, including shields, helmets, writing and more.

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

I read a lot of books when undertaking my research into printmaking but occasionally my mind is drawn by something different. Just such a...

When the moment is right, and the will permits, there is no greater pleasure than pottering along ancient lanes on an old motorcycle -...

How I made and printed a four-colour linocut of the Cheshire Knight, Sir Hugh Calveley. Michael Smith, Mythical Britain

The church of St Mary’s at Great Canfield in the county of Essex is remarkable. While from the outside its windows and decoration give...

This morning we had final confirmation of the tunnel to be built near Stonehenge. After centuries of evocative journeys, from now on...

Learn about St Winefride's Well - an amazing mediaeval well in Flintshire, North Wales.

You can help bring a brand new, beautifully illustrated edition of Sir Gawain and the Green knight to a new audience.

I’ve always been fascinated by the simplicity and emotional power of early mediaeval architecture; in particular Romanesque and Saxon...

Background In a glass case in the British Library in London can be found one of the true gems of English literature, a book now known as...

Last year, I was asked by Brecon Beacons National Park if I would like to contribute some of my drawings of the battle to their Agincourt...

An evocative Welsh ruin Castell Dinas Bran is surely one of the most evocative ruins in the whole of Wales, certainly in so far as the...