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Graham Phillips is a British author. Phillips has a background working as a reporter for
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radio, and he was the Founding Editor (1979) of ''Strange Phenomena'' magazine. He has made a number of controversial claims concerning the
Arthurian
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
legend, such as the discovery of the 'Hawkstone Grail', a small stone cup that he claims is the original
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail (french: Saint Graal, br, Graal Santel, cy, Greal Sanctaidd, kw, Gral) is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miracu ...
; the identification of a Roman ruin as the "historical
Camelot
Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as th ...
"; and the claim to have discovered
King Arthur's grave. He has also investigated various biblical mysteries, again presenting some controversial theories, such as an alternative location for
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...
at
Petra in Jordan, an Egyptian staff in a British museum as the
staff of Moses
The Staff of Moses, also known as the Staff of God is a staff mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus, the staff ( ''matteh'', translated "rod" in the King James Bible) was used to produ ...
, and a grave on the British island of
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...
as the tomb of the
Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
.
Books
With Martin Keatman
* ''The Green Stone''. Neville Spearman, 1983. . Documents the authors' search for a hidden jewel rumoured to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots.
* ''The Eye of Fire''. C.W. Daniel, 1986. . An investigation into a Victorian secret society and the search for an ancient talisman they are said to have possessed.
* ''King Arthur: The True Story''. Century, 1992. . Researches the origins of the King Arthur myth, concluding that Arthur was
Owain Danwyn Owain Danwyn ( fl. 440) was a king of Rhos in Gwynedd, Wales, in the mid-5th century. He was the son of Einion Yrth and the father of Cynlas Goch, probably the Cuneglasus excoriated by Gildas. Very little is known of his life. Graham Phillips a ...
, an historical fifth-century warlord from the English Midlands.
* ''The Shakespeare Conspiracy''. Century, 1994. . Examines the evidence concerning the private life of William Shakespeare, and proposes that the playwright worked as a spy for the Protestant government of Queen Elizabeth I.
* ''Robin Hood: The Man Behind the Myth''. Michael O'Mara, 1995. . Suggests that the legendary outlaw may have been a composite character based on three separate historical figures.
Solo
* ''The Search for the Grail''. Century, 1995. . Proposes that the medieval Grail romances were based on the legend of a jar that was said to have belonged to Jesus' follower Mary Magdalene.
** Reissued as: ''The Chalice of Magdalene''. Bear & Company, 2004. .
* ''Act of God''. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1998. . Investigates the biblical accounts of the Exodus, concluding that the plagues of the Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea were real historical events caused by a volcanic eruption.
** Reissued as: ''Atlantis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt''. Bear & Company, 2003. .
* ''The Marian Conspiracy''. Sidgwick & Jackson, 2000. . Examines the historical evidence concerning the life of the Virgin Mary and proposes that the true location of her tomb was kept secret by the Vatican.
** Reissued as: ''The Virgin Mary Conspiracy''. Bear & Company, 2005. .
* ''The Moses Legacy''. Sidgwick & Jackson, 2002. . Explores the origins of Judaism by examining the historical and archaeological evidence concerning the period of the Old Testament.
** Reissued as: ''12 Tribes, 10 Plagues and the 2 Men who were Moses''. Ulysses Press, 2003. .
* ''Alexander the Great: Murder in Babylon''. Virgin Publishing, 2004. . Investigates the mystery of Alexander's death, concluding that he was poisoned by his wife Roxanne.
* ''The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant''. Bear & Company, 2004. . An account of the author's search for the biblical Ark of the Covenant by following a trail of clues purportedly left by the Knights Templars during the Middle Ages.
* ''Merlin and the Discovery of Avalon in the New World''. Bear & Company, 2005. . Proposes that the Arthurian Merlin was based on an historical figure who sailed to America a thousand years before Columbus.
* ''The End of Eden''. Bear & Company, 2007. . Advocates that a comet impact around 1500 BCE was responsible for the simultaneous collapse of various civilisations around the world.
* ''The Lost Tomb of King Arthur''. Bear & Company, 2016. . Details the author's journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur.
* ''Wisdomkeepers of Stonehenge''. Bear & Company, 2019. . Proposes that Stonehenge was an ancient astronomical calendar to determine the precise time to plant and harvest medicinal plants.
Documentaries and television appearances
Phillips has worked twice with British TV personality
Tony Robinson
Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, author, broadcaster, comedian, presenter, and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television series ''Blackadder'' and has presented several historical documentarie ...
and appeared in his documentaries Robin Hood: Fact or Fiction (2003) and The Real Da Vinci Code (2005), and with historian
Michael Wood: In Search of Myths and Heroes: King Arthur (2005). He has made two guest appearances on Britain's Channel Four
Richard & Judy
''Richard & Judy'' (also known as ''Richard & Judy's New Position'') is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 Augus ...
show: The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant (2004), and King Arthur: The True Story (2005). His investigations featured in two documentaries on the
National Geographic Channel: The Hunt for the Lost Ark (2005) and Is it Real?: King Arthur (2007). Phillips's search for the lost Ark was the subject of an episode of the Travel Channel and
History Channel
History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...
's Legend Hunters series (The Ark of the Covenant, 2007) as was his investigation into the Grail legend (The Holy Grail, 2004). Phillips's search for the Holy Grail formed part of the
Lucasfilm documentary Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest about real-life Indiana Jones type researchers which accompanied the release of the movie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is a 2008 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and the fourth installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Released and taking place 19 years after the previous ...
in 2008. His research into the Grail and Camelot legend featured in the
Travel Channel
Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which had previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in New York, New York, United S ...
's Weird Travels 2006 series (Weird Travels: The Quest for the Holy Grail). And his investigations into the secret life of William Shakespeare and the Grail legend formed part of the
Discovery Channel's Puzzles of the Past 2001 series (Master Spies and Holy Relics).
In 2015 Phillips took part in a TV documentary regarding the Staff of Moses. Between 2014 and 2020 Phillips was featured in Forbidden History with
Jamie Theakston
James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and actor. He co-presented the former Saturday morning BBC One children's show ''Live & Kicking'', alongside Zoe Ball between 1996 and 1999. He co-hosted ...
as author and historian, attempting to solve
biblical mysteries pertaining to
Moses, King Arthur, and The Holy Grail. Between 2013 and 2021 Phillips regularly featured on History Channels '
Ancient Aliens
''Ancient Aliens'' is an American television series that explores the pseudohistorical and pseudoarchaeological ancient astronauts hypothesis, past human- extraterrestrial contact, UFOs, government conspiracies and related pseudoscientific topi ...
' as an investigative journalist and expert. Phillips also featured on another History Channel show, '
The UnXplained
''The UnXplained'' is a television series on History that claims to "explore subjects that have mystified mankind for centuries". The show is hosted and executive produced by William Shatner. It premiered on July 19, 2019, and has aired for four s ...
' reprising his role as an
expert between 2021 and 2022 for five episodes.
References
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Living people
Pseudohistorians
1953 births