REVIEW: The Last Viking by Don Hollway
Harald Hardrada is usually remembered for the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the failed invasion of England in Septemberr 1066. Stamford Bridge is quickly overshadowed by
2 September 2021
Arthur Warrior and King by Don Carleton
FASCINATING NEW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT ARTHUR’S LIFE People have been looking for the sites of the long-lost and mysterious battles of King Arthur for a thousand
30 October 2018
Medieval Europe’s publishing industry
The mystery of how the medieval world made some of its finest books has at last been solved — after 700 years. New research is
30 November 2015
Buying Manorial Titles Book Review
Today we have a review of the book Buying Manorial Titles in England: a simple guide to the pitfalls by David Maximilian Cathmoir Nicoll. The
21 March 2013
Medieval scholar finds rare prayer book
University of South Carolina English professor Scott Gwara had sorted through 32 lots of medieval books and manuscripts in a London auction house when he
14 September 2012
Medieval library with chained books gets annual clean
It is like taking a step inside the restricted section of the Hogwarts’ library – rows and rows of chained up books and manuscripts line
17 January 2012
Helen Castor’s ‘She-Wolves’ taste power in medieval England
Helen Castor’s very readable “She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth” is, she writes, “the kind of book I loved to read before history
9 March 2011
Death Conquers in the New Book by Art Historian
The macabre encounter of skeletons mocking the living has haunted Case Western Reserve University art historian Elina Gertsman’s imagination since childhood walks with her grandfather
7 February 2011
Robin Hood revealed: B.C. author draws link to Scottish rebel William Wallace
A Canadian novelist is causing a stir in Britain after claiming that the mythic figure of Robin Hood — outlaw champion of medieval England’s poor
4 January 2011
Inside ‘A Game of Thrones’
A Game of Thrones is a epic fantasy novel written by George R.R. Martin. HBO is currently making a TV mini-series based on the book.
7 December 2010
Book: The Mysterium by Paul Doherty
A hooded assassin hums a tune as he lashes his victim to a rotting corpse and hurls him to his death in the freezing inky
1 December 2010
The Pillars of the Earth: DVD Release
The wait is finally over. The Pillars of the Earth is available on DVD and Blu-Ray! There are not many details about the extra features
23 November 2010
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
Medieval history is a fashionable but challenging period: the sources are often flimsy and obscure, yet modern readers have a craving for detail that is
20 October 2010
The Pillars of the Earth: UK Release
The time has finally come for our friends over in Great Britain to see The Pillars of the Earth. It aired today, 16 October 2010
16 October 2010
The Pillars of the Earth: Series Finale
Before the mini-series started I hoped it would live up to all the hype. I think that it has and more! The exploits of Tom
25 August 2010
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