Graham Phillips

Graham Phillips is a British author. Phillips has a background working as a reporter for BBC radio, and he was the Founding Editor (1979) of Strange Phenomena magazine. He has made a number of controversial claims concerning the Arthurian legend, such as the discovery of the 'Hawkstone Grail', a small stone cup that he claims is the original Holy Grail; the identification of a Roman ruin as the "historical Camelot"; 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 at Petra in Jordan, an Egyptian staff in a British museum as the staff of Moses, and a grave on the British island of Anglesey as the tomb of the Virgin Mary. 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, 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 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. .