Myths of Mankind

In 1532 a tiny band of reckless adventurers blundered into the midst of the mightiest empire of its day and succeeded in subjugating it almost overnig...

The story of Transsylvania’s bloodsucking ‘count Dracula’ is etched firmly in world memory. Few doubt its truth.. But, in fact, it was a work of compl...

The Flood, virtually exterminating mankind.. It seems both the single, most harrowing tale in human recollec¬tion and an impossible myth without found...

The greatest of Jewish myths... On man's desire to create, shape life and imitate the Act of God.. The shaping of artificial life - from the Golem of...

Out of Europe's darkest centuries emerges a myth to inspire the Middle Ages.. The Holy Grail.. Was it Christ's Cup at the Last Supper? The Celtic caul...

The Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments... Focus of worship in the early Judaic religion, embodiment of God Himself.. Its disap¬pearance wit...

For thousands of years Giza’s Great Pyramids have stood, keepers of ancient secrets, harbouring a message that mankind has long forgotten.. The unrave...

One of the greatest epics of mankind, laying out the very roots of Indian mythology, religion, history and thought.. With a spiritual import akin to t...

If Jesus never called himself the Son of God, who did… And why? From Christian message to Christian myth – a fascinating quest through the very origin...

Sequel to Son of God (1), “A Christianity before Christianity” studies the re-emergence of ancient gnosticism, seekers of secret knowledge ‘from the h...

Before the rise of civilisations, before history began.. Prehistoric man’s fascination for the stars above, ticking time eternal.. dance of Gods.. Ear...

Santiago de Compostella was the ultimate goal for pilgrim in the Middle Ages... Millions walked the endless roads to Compostella, beyond which was the...

As the Trojan War is brought to life by Hollywood, as Helen’s beauty blinds again and Brad Pitt battles as Achilles.. What real truth is there in Home...

For over quarter of a century British author Robert Bauval, Alexandria engineer and renowned expert on ancient Egypt, has challenged the world of Egyp...

How Dutch Captain VanderDecken dares defy God and is doomed to roam the Seven Seas forever.. Whosoever encounters his ragged vessel is destined to sha...