British cultural historian and lecturer (1923–2022)
Geoffrey Ashe
MBE FRSL
Born
(1923-03-29)29 March 1923
London, England
Died
30 January 2022(2022-01-30) (aged 98)
Glastonbury, England
Nationality
British
Alma mater
Cambridge University University of British Columbia
Occupation(s)
historian, author
Notable work
King Arthur's Avalon: The Story of Glastonbury
Geoffrey Thomas Leslie AsheMBE FRSL (29 March 1923 – 30 January 2022) was a British cultural historian and lecturer, known for his focus on King Arthur.[1]
^Lacy, Norris J. "Eminent Arthurian: Geoffrey Ashe" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2015.
Geoffrey Thomas Leslie Ashe MBE FRSL (29 March 1923 – 30 January 2022) was a British cultural historian and lecturer, known for his focus on King Arthur...
times, writers such as Dion Fortune, John Michell, Nicholas Mann and GeoffreyAshe have formed theories based on perceived links between Glastonbury and...
ISBN 978-0-415-31714-6. Ashe, Geoffrey (1985), The Discovery of King Arthur, Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, ISBN 978-0-385-19032-9. Ashe, Geoffrey (1996), "Geoffrey...
should divide Gaul between them; this has led some scholars (such as GeoffreyAshe) to suggest that Arvandus betrayed Riothamus. This letter does not mention...
showing possible conquest. The use of the name Camelot and the support of GeoffreyAshe helped ensure much publicity for the finds, but Alcock himself later...
sect came from Epiphanius. In his 1976 book The Virgin, the historian GeoffreyAshe put forward the hypothesis that the Collyridians represented a parallel...
of Lucius. "Geoffrey of Monmouth: Historia Regum Britanniae". Archived from the original on 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-22. Ashe, Geoffrey (1985). The...
Sep 2009) ISBN 0521677882 page 50 Camelot and the vision of Albion by GeoffreyAshe 1971 ISBN 0434034010 Page 157 "Blake may be referring to one of the...
paths match the lines of the zodiac features. Glastonbury historian GeoffreyAshe commented, "The phenomenon is akin to the Rorschach ink-blot test, or...
was last seen retreating northwest to Burgundy. GeoffreyAshe points out that Arthur is said by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have crossed into Gaul twice, once...
2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009. Ashe, Geoffrey, From Caesar to Arthur, University of Michigan, 1960. Page 87 Ashe, Geoffrey, From Caesar to Arthur, University...
Annals as well as archaeological and toponymic evidence. Susan Hirst, GeoffreyAshe and Michael Wood argue for the site of Liddington Castle on the hill...
Andrew Motion, Paul Muldoon, Zadie Smith, Nadeem Aslam, Sarah Waters, GeoffreyAshe and J. K. Rowling. A newly created fellow inscribes his or her name...
expressed by modern scholars such as Mark Sedgwick. Similarly, historian GeoffreyAshe noted that Isis Unveiled combines "comparative religion, occultism,...
with her son's severed head. Alternatively, in what Arthurian scholars GeoffreyAshe and Norris J. Lacy call one of "strange episodes" of Ly Myreur des Histors...
eastern and central Somerset. The territory gained was modest in size; GeoffreyAshe suggests that Cenwalh's ultimate goal may have been gaining control...
Arthur's Britain by Leslie Alcock The Quest for Arthur's Britain by GeoffreyAshe The Medieval Quest for Arthur by Robert Rouse and Cory Rushton The Quest...
horseback riding and combat than more "ladylike" pursuits. Norris J. Lacy; GeoffreyAshe; Sandra Ness Ihle; Marianne E. Kalinke; Raymond H. Thompson (5 September...
Avalon mentioned in Arthurian legend is, in fact, Avallon in Burgundy. GeoffreyAshe first mentioned the French Avallon theory in his 1985 book, The Discovery...
ISBN 978-0141979892 Ashe, Laura (2015), Early Fiction in England: from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer, Penguin Classics, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0141392875 Ashe, Laura;...
following is a list of abbots of Glastonbury: Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury GeoffreyAshe (1973), King Arthur's Avalon, Fontana Knowles Heads of Religious Houses:...
Society sold the Chalice Orchard, which was eventually purchased by GeoffreyAshe, and in 1959 sold their Bayswater headquarters after the socio-economic...
French photographer. Jon Appleton, 83, American composer and educator. GeoffreyAshe, 98, British cultural historian and author. Michael Beahan, 85, British-born...