Arundel Castle Celebrates 950th Anniversary
Arundel Castle in West Sussex will celebrate the 950th anniversary of its initial construction this year. To celebrate, the Castle has arranged a bumper calendar
14 January 2017
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MAP#71: The Children’s Crusade 1212
The Children’s Crusade 1212 In the summer of 1212 a French boy and a German boy had separate visions of freeing the Holy Land from
6 September 2016
MAP#56: Jan Hus and the Hussite Wars
Jan Hus was a Czech or more accurately for his time, a Bohemian priest, philosopher and religious reformer who shock up the catholic church in
28 September 2014
MAP#52: Defending the City of God, Sharan Newman Interview
Defender of the City of God is a new book by award winning author Sharan Newman. It examines the First Crusade, the Crusader state of
13 May 2014
Dan Jones talks ‘The Plantagenets’
Have you picked up your copy of The Plantagenets? It’s only the international bestseller that reveals Britain’s longest running dynasty. Over a dozen Kings spanning
4 April 2014
MAP#51: Jacques de Molay and The Knights Templar
Jacques de Molay the 23rd and final Grand Master of The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, better know as The
19 March 2014
MAP#49: Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was the most powerful Crusader State in the Middle Ages. Melisende, the daughter of King Baldwin II, would rule Jerusalem after
10 February 2014
Finland’s 1,000-year old unknown swordsman may have met a violent end
Finland’s National Board of Antiquities has completed preliminary investigations into the remains discovered last November in what is thought to be a medieval grave. Researchers
10 January 2014
MAP#38 – Medieval Archaeology News
I was first introduced to archaeology as a kid and up on the movie screen was a whip carrying, fedora wearing relic hunter. When Indiana
11 July 2013
Ancient Toilet Reveals Parasites in Crusaders’ Poop
Intestinal parasites have been found lurking in ancient poop in the toilet of a medieval castle in western Cyprus, scientists report. The findings paint a
20 June 2013
2012 Medieval Year in Review: Books
2012 was a great year for medieval books! No matter where your interest lies in the medieval era there is a good chance a book
26 December 2012
Medieval citadel on Sinai island to open to tourists
On Saturday, the restored Saladin Citadel on Pharaoh Island off the coast of the Sinai peninsula is to be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Hisham
2 October 2012
A Crusader town emerges under an old Israeli port
Off the track beaten by most Holy Land tourists lies one of the richest archaeological sites in a country full of them: the walled port
11 July 2011
Season of the Witch movie trailer
Theatrical Release Date: January 7, 2011 Runtime: 92 min. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Foy, Robbie Sheehan Director: Dominic Sena Distributor:
3 January 2011
Students embark on history crusade
A group of students from The University of Queensland will travel to southern France next July as part of a course in medieval history. They
10 December 2010
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