Christopher Skaife

Christopher Skaife is Yeoman Warder Ravenmaster at the Tower of London.[1] His responsibilities include the care and feeding for the ravens of the Tower of London.[2]

Christopher Skaife, Hatchards, London, November 2018.

Skaife grew up in Dover, and joined the British Army at the age of 18.[3]

Skaife is a retired Staff Sergeant, and a former Drum Major with the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.[4]

In 2011, Skaife succeeded Derrick Coyle as Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, where he is responsible for seven ravens.[4]

In 2018, he published The Ravenmaster, which The Guardian called "a wonderfully personal account of life with the ravens".[3][5]

Publications
  • The Ravenmaster 2018 ISBN 9780374113346

References
  1. Mirsky, Steve (January 2019). "Ravenmaster Christopher Skaife Tells of His Relationships with the Tower of London's Resident Birds". Scientific American. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. Larson, Sarah (29 October 2018). "Bird-Watching with the Ravenmaster". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. Smith, P. D. (3 November 2018). "The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife review – my life at the Tower of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. Theobald, John Owen. "The Tower of London Ravenmaster". Historic UK. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. Macdonald, Helen (October 2018). "The Brilliant, Playful, Bloodthirsty Raven". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 27, 2018.


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