Notre-Dame spire will be rebuilt with 200-year-old oaks from royal forest
The wooden spire of Notre-Dame cathedral is being re-built using centuries-old oak trees felled from a former royal forest – almost two years after it
9 March 2021
MAP85: Mudlarks: Searching for London’s Lost Treasures
Mudlarks A mudlark is defined as someone who digs or searches in in river or harbor mud for items of value. The term was widely
1 March 2021
Skeletal trauma found in Cambridge’s medieval residents
Social inequality was “recorded on the bones” of Cambridge’s medieval residents, according to a new study of hundreds of human remains excavated from three very
26 February 2021
Cambridge Anglo-Saxon graveyard found under King’s College halls
An Anglo-Saxon graveyard with “huge potential” has been unearthed beneath former university student housing. King’s College, Cambridge discovered the extensive cemetery, containing more than 60
2 February 2021
MAP 84: The Medieval Knight with Christopher Gravett
Click here to download the episode When people think of the Middle Ages one of the first images that pops into their head is a
22 December 2020
REVIEW: The Medieval Knight by Christopher Gravett
When you think of the Middle Ages, visions of a Knight in shining armor, riding to rescue the damsel in distress come to mind. But
22 December 2020
Netflix’s ‘Disenchantment’ Returns in January with Part 3
The first two seasons, or parts as Netflix calls them, of Disenchantment are good. The story follows the adventures of Princess Bean, as she forges
18 December 2020
CFP: The Wallace Johnson First Book Mentorship Program
*** RELEASE *** Thanks to the generous support of Wallace Johnson and the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, I am delighted to announce the
16 December 2020
Netflix’s “The Dig” Explores the Discovery of Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries from the sixth and early seventh centuries. The discovery revealed Anglo-Saxon burial
11 December 2020
WATCH NOW: Saving Notre Dame
15 April 2019 shook the medieval world…Notre Dame Cathedral was on fire! I tuned into four different news channels from across the world and watched
10 December 2020
Vikings: Valhalla Season 1: Plot and Cast
Vikings: Valhalla is a spin-off series from the popular HISTORY Channel series, Vikings. Vikings: Valhalla is a Netflix original and is scheduled for release in
9 December 2020
The Galloway Viking hoard is back in Dumfries and Galloway for exhibition
The Galloway Viking Hoard is returning to the region – seven years after it was first unearthed. Kirkcudbright Galleries is to host an exhibition of
8 December 2020
Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre Moves Online
The Medieval Christmas Fayre at Ludlow Castle has been a tradition for over 20 years.This year things will look a little (ok, a lot) different.
20 November 2020
Remains of medieval soldier found in Lithuanian lake
Archaeologists and divers have unearthed the remains of a medieval soldier from the underwater slope of Lake Asveja in eastern Lithuania. The human remains were
20 November 2020
King Edmund the Martyr Killed by the Great Heathen Army
The Great Heathen Army landed in East Anglia in 865, led by the infamous Viking warrior Ivar the Boneless. The locals established an uneasy truce
20 November 2020
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