Richard Cavendish (occult writer)
Richard Cavendish (12 August 1930 – 21 October 2016) was a British historian who was considered Britain's foremost authority on the subjects of
Personal life
Cavendish was born in 1930 at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, the son of a Church of England clergyman. He lived with his partner in the United States for eight years, in New York City and Los Angeles. His daughter is the journalist and life peer Camilla Cavendish.[1]
Career
Cavendish was educated at
Works
- The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages, 1967
- Encyclopaedia of the Unexplained: Magic, Occultism and Parapsychology, 1974.
- Explore Britain's Coastline, AA Explore Britain Guides
- The Great Religions
- A History of Magic
- Images of Britain, W.H. SmithExclusive Books
- King Arthur and the Grail: The Arthurian Legends and Their Meaning
- Kings & Queens: The Story of Britain's Monarchs From Earliest Times
- Legends of the World
- The Magical Arts, Arkana
- Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural, 1970–1972 (24 volumes)
- Mysteries of the Universe
- Mythology: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1980
- 100 Great Wonders of the World
- 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die
- The Powers of Evil in Western Religion, Magic and Folk Belief, ISBN 0-7100-8117-0
- Prehistoric England
- The Tarot, London: Chancellor Press, 1975
- Visions of Heaven and Hell
- Wonders of the World
- The World of Ghosts and the Supernatural, 1994
References
- ^ a b c d "Richard Cavendish obituary". The Times. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Cavendish, author of The Black Arts – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Richard Cavendish | History Today".