Christopher Skaife.
The Ravenmaster.
4th Estate. 2018
Legend has it, should the ravens ever leave the Tower of London,
it will crumble into dust, and great harm will befall the kingdom.
One man stands between us and such disaster – and stops the ravens eating the pigeons – Christopher Skaife, the Ravenmaster.
In the first behind-the-scenes account of life with the ravens of the Tower, Christopher Skaife shares the folklore, history and superstitions surrounding both the birds and their home. He also offers curious insight into the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The result is an entertaining and touching book that separates the eerie and fascinating legends from the equally eerie and fascinating facts.