Middle Ages

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• Nunney Castle

  
  Steven Till — Authority: 120
  West of Frome in Somerset, England, lies the ruins of the medieval castle of Nunney. Founded by Sir John Delamere, the castle consists of a single courtyard surrounded by a water moat fed by a natural stream. Delamere supposedly funded the construction through ransom money obtained from the wars with France during ...
  19 hours ago

• Viking Anchor Discovered on the Isle of Skye

  
  Steven Till — Authority: 120
  From the BBC: A crofter has uncovered what is believed to be a Viking anchor while digging a drain on the Isle of Skye. Graeme Mackenzie, 47, made the find after hiring an excavator to open the drain on rough pastureland 50yds (48m) from his home near Sleat … … Mr Mackenzie levered it out and was “stunned” ...
  1 day ago

• Blogging the Middle Ages: Future Frontiers

  
  In the Middle — Authority: 421
  by J J Cohen What happened to November? Here we suddenly stand on the little work-swept isle of December 7, the tsunami of terms end raises the water level, and I am now feeling that the previous month was short a week. Or two. The essay I promised the Chaucer blogger is due soon, so I need to bring the ...
  1 day ago

• Injured football stars to dump horse placenta for beer cure

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  London, Dec. 6 (ANI): Football stars are set to dump horse placenta for beer lager baths to cure their injuries.Scores of South American stars already swear by the treatment in which beer is mixed with a plant once used against witches, the Daily Star reports. They have alerted pals in the Premier League to healer ...
  3 days ago

• Ben Thompson’s Badass Book Review And Giveaway

  
  The Dreamin Demon — Authority: 486
  Some of you may not be familiar with Ben Thompson and his Web site, Badass of the Week , but for those of you who are not, the site is exactly as the title indicates. Since 2004, Ben has been featuring all things badass on a weekly basis. Things like Optimus Prime , the BFG 9000, Atilla the Hun, Muhammad Ali, etc. ...
  3 days ago

• Squires or esquires?

  
  Muhlberger's Early History — Authority: 128
  Here is an experiment in polling your potential audience, expert and amateur. I am currently writing a book on 14th century military affairs. I talk a lot about "squires" or "esquires." I am not sure which word to use. The early 14th century was a period when "squire/esquire" went from meaning "a military servant, ...
  4 days ago

• Medieval History Term of the Week: Kettle Hat

  
  Steven Till — Authority: 120
  Kettle Hat (*also known as chapel de fer in French) Strong yet light open-faced helmet popular with both knights and infantry throughout the 1300-1500 period, having a conical crown and wide brim. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare , 249) *term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary ...
  4 days ago

• Did Christians believe in a flat earth during the Middle Ages?

  
  Wintery Knight — Authority: 500
  Consider this post from Matt Flanagan of MandM. (H/T Thinking Matters New Zealand ) Flanagan cites Jeffrey Burton Russell’s book “Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians”. Dr. Bussell is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Russell writes: [W]ith ...
  5 days ago

• BBC : Illuminations – Treasures of the Middle Ages

  
  myTVblog.org : Your ultimate TV destination... — Authority: 141
  Illuminations – Treasures of the Middle Ages XviD | 640×352 25000fps | MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz stereo 128Kbps30 minutes | 250 MB | Release: 07 April 2008, BBC Four (UK)Synopsis: Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon visits an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which contains a treasure trove of the ...
  6 days ago

• Medieval History Books

  
  Steven Till — Authority: 120
  I ordered a few medieval history books online yesterday from Barnes & Noble authorized sellers. Unfortunately, these weren’t books I could just walk into the bookstore and physically look at since they are all used books, so I had to rely on reviews, and the reviews were pretty limited. Has anyone read any of ...
  6 days ago

• Caught in the Muddle

  
  Shelly Lowenkopf's Blog — Authority: 128
  Yet another duality presents itself to you earlier this morning in that lingering state between full wakefulness and coffee,making you wonder if there is somewhere within the human genome a breeding place for emerging dualities.  A primal duality to the human experience is the basic way of life, hunter/gatherer (now ...
  1 week ago

• Palacio del Infantado | Guadalajara, Spain

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 179
  Palacio del Infantado (Guadalajara, Spain) This urban palaces mixes final gothic style, mudejar and manierism. It was built in 1483 by Juan Guas, and in 1569 rooms of the first floor were painted by Romulo Cincinatto, an italian artist. It was added a mithologic garden, disappeared nowadays. The palace lost a big ...
  1 week ago

• Palacio del Infantado | Guadalajara, Spain

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 179
  Palacio del Infantado (Guadalajara, Spain) This urban palaces mixes final gothic style, mudejar and manierism. It was built in 1483 by Juan Guas, and in 1569 rooms of the first floor were painted by Romulo Cincinatto, an italian artist. It was added a mithologic garden, disappeared nowadays. The palace lost a big ...
  1 week ago

• Its like the Middle Ages… theres no purpose other than living another day

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  ara, a slight, dark-skinned woman of 31, manages the favela of Parque Royal, in Rio de Janeiro, for a gangster named Fernandinho. She calls herself his sub-delegada. When I met her, Iara was organising a 10th-birthday party for the youngest of her three daughters. She wore a T-shirt, shorts, flip-flops, and a black ...
  1 week ago

• Tooth Whitening Through the Ages

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  Tooth whitening has been an effect people have been seeking for hundreds of years. The glow of a smile from clean teeth was a symbol of health, wealth status, and family upbringing. Sometimes having a healthy mouth overshadowed tooth whitening, but soon enough it became just as important as having healthy gums and ...
  1 week ago

• Pope Benedict on the Theologians of St. Victor

  
  CSVF Blog — Authority: 132
  At last week’s General Audience, Pope Benedict continued his survey of medieval Christian culture by turning our attention to the twelfth-century theological school of the Augustinian Abbey of St. Victor in Paris.  As one of the academic forerunners of the University of Paris, St. Victor produced some of the ...
  1 week ago

• On The Log Episode 84: Get a Room!

  
  John's Place — Authority: 125
  This week, a fascinating discussion with Dr. Alice Cooley about privacy and romance in the middle ages. A different time, with different attitudes! Direct Link To Episode This week’s Music: Lenten is come by Briddes Roune Share on Facebook Tweet This Post
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• Stavesacre

  
  Find Me A Cure — Authority: 137
  Botanical Name : Delphinium staphisagria (LINN.) Family: N.O. Ranunculaceae Synonym: Lousewort. Comon Name: Lice-Bane or Stavesacre. Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Genus: Delphinium Species : D. staphisagria Part Used :  Seeds. Habitat:  ...
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• Belliveau & ODonnells "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo": Book Review

  
  Blogtrotter — Authority: 121
  The first to follow in his 13th c. footsteps, all 25,000 miles, two New York City explorers combine lovely photos with casual prose as they leave Venice, trek overland into China and back again. Avoiding airplanes, falling into the clutches of Afghan warlords, and enduring Cantons hellish train station, they recount ...
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• Wow! I didn’t know that….Now, what do I do?

  
  Funny Emails — Authority: 147
  Anything Golf Very FunnyQ: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called “pygg”.  When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as “pygg banks.” When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a ...
  1 week ago

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