Learn more about the art and history that features in The Stonemason’s Secret. Each article can be read on the website, or you can listen to me read it on YouTube.

Art and Architecture

Pictures of three medieval minstrel carvings. The first plays nakers, a type of drum. The second a hart, and the third a guitar-type instrument.

Mysterious clues are found carved on the back of some of the minstrel figures in Beverley Minster. Learn more about them.

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Picture of one of the central nave arches in Beverley Minster.

Several sites in Beverley feature in The Stonemason’s Secret. Learn more about them and their history.

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Aerial view of the exterior of York Minster from the west. The twin west towers are seen, as is the tower of the central crossing and the roof of the chapter house. The building has green grass and trees around it, while in the distance are the buildings of the old part of York.

York Minster and its Chapter House are used for settings in several chapters. Learn more about the church.

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History

The Cup of Jamshid is the “object of desire” for both the protagonist and antagonist. What is is and what power does it hold?

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Learn about the four villages in East Yorkshire that are settings in The Stonemason’s Secret.

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The medieval minstrel carvings in Beverley Minster are central to the story. Who were medieval minstrels and what was their music like?

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