Post by mrmason on Dec 14, 2005 9:21:32 GMT
By Mark Oxbrow and Ian Robertson.
ISBN 1-84596-076-9, approx 300 pages, RRP £15.99, or £11.99 delivered from www.play.com
This is/was a Christmas present from my son but I just had to read it. Perhaps MiddlePillar's encounter with one of the co-writers spurred me on.
What can I say about the book, "about bloody time".
This book has all that I wish for as it puts all those idiotic theories to rest and leaves the reader feeling refreshed. It, IMHO hammers those "alternative history" writers and puts their findings firmly, and finaly to bed.
As with all these books written about the theory there is much ground to cover, however the best chapter for me ( 9.The knights Templar) was the question/answer type one which gets straight to the point, and the authors don't hold back with their answers.
A more down to earth description of the carvings etc at Rosslyn is contained in the book. The book gives nothing away from the title/cover and seems to me to lure those alternative theory hunters to buy it. Of course when they read the contents they will hopefully be converted to look at the history of this fantatic buliding from a more different and logical angle.
It looks at the possible King Arthur link to the area and carvings in the chapel, and explains many of the local legends which have apparently become "facts" over the years.
If I have one critisism it is the reference to Father Hay, a member of the Sinclair Family. The authors state very early on in the book that he is not very reliable regarding his "Genealogie of Sainteclaires of Rosslyn" but continue to use him as a source throughout the book.
Hay, IMHO is the closest record we have of the early Sinclair family and should in my opinion be a usefull tool in discovering the real truth about the chapel.
ISBN 1-84596-076-9, approx 300 pages, RRP £15.99, or £11.99 delivered from www.play.com
This is/was a Christmas present from my son but I just had to read it. Perhaps MiddlePillar's encounter with one of the co-writers spurred me on.
What can I say about the book, "about bloody time".
This book has all that I wish for as it puts all those idiotic theories to rest and leaves the reader feeling refreshed. It, IMHO hammers those "alternative history" writers and puts their findings firmly, and finaly to bed.
As with all these books written about the theory there is much ground to cover, however the best chapter for me ( 9.The knights Templar) was the question/answer type one which gets straight to the point, and the authors don't hold back with their answers.
A more down to earth description of the carvings etc at Rosslyn is contained in the book. The book gives nothing away from the title/cover and seems to me to lure those alternative theory hunters to buy it. Of course when they read the contents they will hopefully be converted to look at the history of this fantatic buliding from a more different and logical angle.
It looks at the possible King Arthur link to the area and carvings in the chapel, and explains many of the local legends which have apparently become "facts" over the years.
If I have one critisism it is the reference to Father Hay, a member of the Sinclair Family. The authors state very early on in the book that he is not very reliable regarding his "Genealogie of Sainteclaires of Rosslyn" but continue to use him as a source throughout the book.
Hay, IMHO is the closest record we have of the early Sinclair family and should in my opinion be a usefull tool in discovering the real truth about the chapel.