The Entertainment and New Media category brings the medieval era to the 21st century. It features articles about medieval themed movies, television shows, DVDs, CDs, video games and smartphone apps, just to name a few.
The Crusades were a major development on the medieval European scene, but their effect was, in the end, ephemeral. The forces of Christendom conquered Jerusalem
1389 – France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem starting a 13 year peace,the longest period of peace during the Hundred Years War
Archivist Note: There is a media blitz for the new mini-series The Pillars of the Earth. I hope it can live up to the hype.
Happy Birthday 1274 – Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland # R.I.P 937 – King Rudolph II of Burgundy # Had a massive iPhone meltdown.
Maybe Nicholas Carr is right: the internet is just so much catnip in a world already filled with too many distractions. And, like any such
There is some good news if you do not get the Starz channel. If you have DirecTV you will be able to view the first
The starz original series The Pillars of the Earth starts Friday 23 July 2010. It will air at 2200ET on the Starz movie channel in
*Archivist Note: I’m not entirely sure this is going to be a good movie. But I am intrigued by the trailer. You can’t really go
Happy Birthday 1321 – Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland, wife of King David II of Scotland # R.I.P. 1375 – Charles III
1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi http://twitpic.com/20zg7m # R.I.P. 1252 – King Abel
This is not your grandpappy’s Castlevania, but I’m not sure that’s a good thing. To me, the Castlevania of old was all about exploration and
Associate Professor of Art History Stephen Perkinson’s book The Likeness of the King: A Prehistory of Portraiture in Late Medieval France (University of Chicago Press,
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin is the first book in an epic fantasy series that currently spans four novels with a total
The peasants revolted! The Queen and I were forced to do our own yard work today. It was a sunny 90F/32C out! Medieval events forthcoming
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