Ean Begg believed in a “Black Virgin Cult” different to mainstream Christianity – statues of the Madonna and child were only black when they were made out of bog-oak/bog-wood.

The subject matter of “Black Virgins” began in a series of articles by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh published in numbers 4, 6 and 8 of The Unexplained magazine in 1980.

There was nothing special about “Black Virgins” before 1980 and no literature existed.

Ean Begg was featured on the documentary Secrets of The Bible: The Holy Grail (American Heroes Channel, 2015)

Ean Begg
-The Cult of The Black Virgin (London: Arkana, 1985; Updated Edition, London: Arkana, 1989; New Material, London: Arkana, 1996; New Edition, Chiron Publications, 2006; eBook, 2011 )

Ean Begg, Deike Begg
-In Search of The Holy Grail and The Precious Blood: A Travellers' Guide (foreword by Michael Baigent, London: Thorsons, 1995)