Heart of Albion
Publishing frighteningly good books since 1989
NEW May 2016: We are back at our old address!
Heart of Albion, 2 Cross Hill Close, Wymeswold, Loughborough, LE12 6UJ
01509 881342
New for 2016
One of Heart of Albion's earliest booklets – Around Foxton: Memories of an Edwardian childhood by Sarah Dallaston – is now available as a free PDF. Anyone who knows Foxton Locks in south Leicestershire will be intrigued by this account of life there a century ago.
The fourth and fifth volumes of Beatrice Walditch's 'Living in a Magical World' series are now available:
The Twilight Age series
A series of books shedding new light on the 'Dark Ages'.
- Continuity of Worldviews in Anglo-Saxon England free download (revised edition)
- Souls, Spirits and Deities free download (revised edition)
- Continuity of Anglo-Saxon Iconography free download NEW
- Minsters and Valleys free download NEW
- Rethinking Anglo-Saxon Shrines free download NEW
- How Anglo-Saxons Found Their Way free download (revised edition)
- The Especially Sacred Grove free download (revised edition)
Recent
- Enchantment is All About Us
- Everything is Change
- Learning from the Ancestors
- Knowing Your Guardians
- Listening to the Stones
- Sign of Good Birth: A history of the Tates
- Pilgrimage in England: A concise overview free download
- Dream Incubation free download
- Meet the Dragon: An introduction to Beowulf's adversary free download
- Runes and Clog Almanacs free download
- Runebok free download
- Bringing Them Home: The story of the lost sons of Wymeswold
- Mothers' Union Banners: A neglected British 'folk art' free download
- How to Write and Publish Local and Family History Successfully free download of opening chapter
- Days and Rites: Popular customs of the Church
- Beyond the Henge: Exploring Avebury's World Heritage Site
- You Don't Just Drink It!: What you need to know – and do – before drinking mead
Free downloads
For a short time all five books in Beatrice Walditch's Living in the Magical World series are available as free PDFs
- Enchantment is All About Us
- Everything is Change
- Learning from the Ancestors
- Knowing Your Guardians
- Listening to the Stones
- Continuity of Worldviews in Anglo-Saxon England
- Souls, Spirits and Deities
- Continuity of Anglo-Saxon Iconography
- Minsters and Valleys
- Rethinking Anglo-Saxon Shrines
- Pilgrimage in England: A concise overview
- Dream Incubation
- Meet the Dragon: An introduction to Beowulf's adversary
- Runes and Clog Almanacs
- Runebok
- Mothers' Union Banners: A neglected British 'folk art'
- How to Write and Publish Local and Family History Successfully free download of opening chapter
- Through the Eye of the Skull: The metaphysical relocation of self in ritual narratives
- The Process of Reality
- Creating the Paranormal
- Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America
- How Anglo-Saxons Found Their Way
- The Especially Sacred Grove
- Research in Geomancy 1990–1994: Readings in sacred space
- Alternative Approaches to Folklore 1969–1996
Folklore
- Runes and Clog Almanacs S.W.Partington (free download)
- Mothers' Union Banners: A neglected British 'folk art' Bob Trubshaw (free download)
- Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America Simon Burchell [free download]
- Mars Bar and Mushy Peas – Urban legend and the cult of celebrity Paul Screeton
- English Holy Wells – A sourcebook Jeremy Harte
- Holy Wells in Britain – A guide Janet Bord
- Explore Vampires Bob Curran
- Horn Dance or Stag Night? Folklore and myth in the age of blogs Bob Trubshaw
- Howls of Imagination – Wolves of England Paul Williams
- Cures and Curses – Ritual and cult at holy wells Janet Bord
- Over Nine Forests – Folk beliefs and practices from Lithuania to the Urals K.M. Koppana
- The Enchanted Land – Myths and legends of Britain's landscape Janet and Colin Bord
- Mystery Big Cats Merrily Harpur
- A Bestiary of Brass Peter Heseltine
- Crossing the Line: trespassing on railway weirdness Paul Screeton
- Explore Dragons Richard Freeman
- Explore Phantom Black Dogs edited by Bob Trubshaw
- Explore Fairy Traditions Jeremy Harte
- Explore Folklore Bob Trubshaw
- Footprints in Stone Janet Bord
- Masterworks – the arts and crafts of traditional buildings in northern Europe Nigel Pennick
- Ghosts and Hauntings in and around Leicestershire Andrew James Wright
- Leicestershire Legends retold by Black Annis
- Snake Fat and Knotted Threads – an introduction to traditional Finnish healing magic K.M. Koppana
- Alternatives Approaches to Folklore Jeremy Harte (free download)
- Research in Geomancy Jeremy Harte (free download)
Mythology
- Lost Islands – Inventing Avalon, Destroying Eden Kevan Manwaring
- Explore Alchemy Cherry Gilchrist
- The Princess Who Ate People – The psychology of Celtic myths Brendan McMahon
- Taliesin's Travels – A demi-god at large Michael Dames
- The Enchanted Land – Myths and legends of Britain's landscape Janet and Colin Bord
- Explore Mythology Bob Trubshaw
- The Myths of Reality Simon Danser
- Ymir's Flesh – North European Creation Mythologies Alby Stone
Cultural studies / social history
- Entranced by the Goddess – Folklore in north Indian religion Sudha Chandola
- Invizikids – The curious enigma of 'imaginary' childhood friends Mike Hallowell
- Flying Saucerers – A social history of UFOlogy David Clarke and Andy Roberts
- Sacred Places – Prehistory and popular imagination Bob Trubshaw
- Stonehenge – celebration and subversion Andy Worthington
- The Myths of Reality Simon Danser
- Creating the Paranormal Bob Trubshaw free download
Religion
- Entranced by the Goddess: Folklore in north Indian religion Sudha Chandola
- Explore Shamanism Alby Stone
- see also Anglo-Saxons
Archaeology
- Beyond the Henge: Exploring Avebury's World Heritage Site Bob Trubshaw
- Singing Up the Country: The songlines of Avebury and beyond Bob Trubshaw
- Sacred Places: Prehistory and popular imagination Bob Trubshaw
- Stonehenge – celebration and subversion Andy Worthington
- Masterworks – the arts and crafts of traditional buildings in northern Europe Nigel Pennick
- Crete Reclaimed Susan Evasdaughter
Anglo-Saxon / Old English studies
- Continuity of Worldviews in Anglo-Saxon England Bob Trubshaw free download
- Souls, Spirits and Deities Bob Trubshaw free download
- Continuity of Anglo-Saxon Iconography Bob Trubshaw free download
- Minsters and Valleys Bob Trubshaw free download
- Rethinking Anglo-Saxon Shrines Bob Trubshaw free download
- Minsters and Valleys Bob Trubshaw free download
- Meet the Dragon: An introduction to Beowulf's adversary Bill Griffiths free download
- A User Friendly Dictionary of Old English Bill Griffiths
- Beyond the Henge: Exploring Avebury's World Heritage Site Bob Trubshaw
- Surrey Place-Names Gavin Smith
- Understanding Leicestershire and Rutland Place-Names Jill Bourne
- How Anglo-Saxons Found Their Way Bob Trubshaw free download
- The Especially Sacred Grove Bob Trubshaw free download
Medieval carvings and monuments
- A Bestiary of Brass Peter Heseltine
- Explore Green Men Mercia MacDermott with photographs by Ruth Wylie
Revised and expanded 2nd edition - Hunky Punks – a study in Somerset stone carving Peter Poyntz Wright
- Good Gargoyle Guide – medieval carvings of Leicestershire and Rutland
Bob Trubshaw - Interactive Gargoyles and Grotesque Carvings of Leicestershire and Rutland
Bob Trubshaw - Sepulchral Effigies of Leicestershire and Rutland Max Matthews
Local history
Leicestershire and Rutland local history
Nottinghamshire/Bedfordshire local history
Warwickshire local history
- Low Seams and High Vistas Albert Fretwell
Wiltshire local interest
- Beyond the Henge: Exploring Avebury's World Heritage Site Bob Trubshaw
- Singing Up the Country: The songlines of Avebury and beyond Bob Trubshaw
- Sacred Places: Prehistory and popular imagination Bob Trubshaw
- Stonehenge – celebration and subversion Andy Worthington
Heart of Albion Press was founded in 1989 by Bob Trubshaw to publish Leicestershire and Rutland local history. By the mid-1990s titles had diversified into archaeology and mythology. In September 2002 Heart of Albion launched Explore Books, a series of books providing accessible overviews of the latest academic thinking relating to folklore, mythology and social history. In June 2004 a further imprint, Alternative Albion was launched to promote titles with more overtly counter-culture interest. At the end of 2010 Heart of Albion relocated to Wiltshire.