Audiobook Archaic England : an essay in deciphering prehistory from megalithic monuments, earthworks, customs, coins, place-names, and faerie superstitions

The book presents a vast mosaic of evidence to decipher the prehistory of England, arguing that ancient monuments, earthworks, customs, and place-names reveal an advanced prehistoric culture closely linked to Crete, Etruria, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The author examines megalithic circles, dolmens, and burial mounds not merely as sepulchres, but as intellectual and spiritual centers of an ancient, highly civilised race. Through a detailed analysis of etymology, symbolism, and folklore, the text challenges the conventional view that early Britons were mere savages, suggesting instead that they inherited a profound cosmic philosophy and a unified system of mythology. The argument unfolds across numerous chapters dedicated to the magical significance of words, the survival of Trojan traditions, the cult of the sun and fire, and the enduring nature of folk-memory. Particular attention is given to place-names, rivers, and ancient coins, which are shown to retain the archaic language and religious ideas of the island's earliest inhabitants. The work concludes by questioning standard historical assumptions regarding the Anglo-Saxon conquest, proposing that the aboriginal stock and its ancient traditions were never truly eradicated, but persistently survived beneath the surface of later civilisations.