Richard CavendishRichard Cavendish is a historian of ideas and an authority on Britain's historic heritage. He writes a regular monthly column in History Today magazine and has just completed a book on the kings and queens of Britain for David and Charles. Hisearlier books on magic, mythology, and legends include The Magical Arts, A History of Magic, and King Arthur and the Grail. He edited The Encyclopedia of the Unexplained and the partwork Encyclopedia of the Supernatural: Man, Myth, and Magic (republished in 21 volumes in the US in 1995). He is the author of A Guidebook to Prehistoric England, was for several years editor of Out of Town magazine and planned, contributed to, and edited numerous guidebooks to Britain for the Automobile Association as well as an A-Z gazetteer to Britain, and books on great events of the twentieth century, and wonders of the world. His work has been translated into German, Italian, Swedish, Serbo-Croat, and Japanese, and he has lectured and broadcast in Britain, the USA, Denmark, Canada, and Australia. Read More Read Less