The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings

By: Dan Jones

Narrated by: Dan Jones

A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by best-selling historian Dan Jones.

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 15th 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 best-selling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose.

©2021 Dan Jones (P)2021 W F Howes

eh. I probably should register to it.

It was short, quick, hard to engage and identify with if you don't know the locations.

Fantastic

I have a MA in European Dark Age and Medieval History and absolutely loved ❤️ this. I will definitely be looking up the other tales mentioned in the forward to this book 📖😀.

I loved hunting down local folklore across Europe while I was working on my Masters, so again can't believe I missed these but so excited I found this! Thank you Dan Brown

Interesting story.

Very interesting medieval story. Would have been better as an audio drama, with a full cast and sound effects. Still very good. I hope Dan Jones brings more medieval stories to light.

Great book!

Really enjoyed the book, short but spooky and perfect for Halloween coming up. Would recommend