The Sacred Yew Book

	List of Illustrations
	Picture Credits
	Foreword
	Acknowledgements
	Authors' Note
	Introduction: A Man for All Seasons - a Heritage for All Reasons	1
1	The Tree of Life	3
2	'The Man Who Has Almost Become a Yew Tree'	14
3	Regeneration	23
4	'The Life of a Yew, the Length of an Age'	34
5	Why Are Yews in Churchyards?	66
6	Hidden Clues - the Name of the Yew	83
7	Ankerwyke	99
8	The World Tree	109
9	The Yew and the Goddess	134
10	The Yew in Celtic Tradition	145
11	Groves and Lone Trees	163
12	Under the Greenwood Tree	190
13	The Sacred Trees of Ireland	216
14	Yew Medicine	234
15	Guardian of the Planet	240
	App. 1 Caring for Yews	243
	App. 2 Recorded Planting Dates and Growth	249
	App. 3 Recorded Measurements	254
	Gazetteer of Ancient Yews	262
	Notes and References	290
	Select Bibliography	295
	Index	298