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A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift.

One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he couldn’t wait to get home and sit in front of a blazing fire.

Then, out of nowhere, the tailor is knocked off his horse by a raven, who then transforms into a hideous dog, his mouth writhing with its own innards. The dog issues the tailor with a warning: he must go to a priest and ask for absolution and return to the road, or else there will be consequences…

First recorded in the early fifteenth century by an unknown monk, The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings was transcribed from the Latin by the great medievalist M.R. James in 1922. Building on that tradition, now bestselling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose.

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PRAISE FOR DAN JONES: 'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist' Observer (on The Templars). 'A gripping page-turner ... Genuinely moving and a chilling contemporary warning about the abuse of power through persecution and lies' Philippa Gregory (on The Templars). 'Dan Jones has a terrific eye for humanising stories and telling details ... His book is packed with moments that make you stop in your tracks' Telegraph (on A Realm Divided). 'Each Dan Jones book is impressively researched and beautifully written. He's a passionate writer, a rumbustious knight who loves his own literary crusade' The Times . 'Voyages, battles, sieges and slaughter: a dramatic history that brings the Crusades to fresh and compelling life' * Sunday Times (on Crusaders) *