Virtual Reality App: London in the Middle Ages
A new virtual reality app is available and ready to transport you back to the Middle Ages. Check out the video below and visit the
16 March 2016
‘Joan of Arc’ ring sells for £240,000 after English v French bidding battle
A medieval ring long associated with Joan of Arc sold for £240,000 – almost 30 times its estimate – at Timeline Auctions in Bloomsbury on
11 March 2016
Five missing medieval kings and queens – and where we might find them
As a second carpark becomes the suspected burial site of a medieval English monarch, we wonder: who else is still under the tarmac? As 2016
11 January 2016
Backyard Bonanza: Medieval Outhouses and Roman Roads Unearthed
Backyards haven’t changed much over the past 1,000 years or so, new archaeological findings suggest. Rubbish pits, storage areas, outhouses, wells and short walls to
17 December 2015
MAP#68: Combat of the Thirty
During the first phase of the Hundred Years War a smaller war broke out in France, the Breton War of Succession. Wars of Succession always
13 October 2015
The Holy Ghost: Historian pinpoints final resting place of one of medieval England’s greatest ships
Historians and archaeologists have tentatively identified the location of one of medieval England’s greatest ships. Detailed archival and aerial photographic research carried out by British
12 October 2015
Neurological condition probably caused medieval scribe’s shaky handwriting
Scribes usually have pretty good handwriting. That’s not the case for one prolific 13th century writer known to scholars only as the Tremulous Hand of
8 October 2015
50 Graves Uncovered at Medieval Pilgrimage Site in England
The skeletal remains of about 50 medieval individuals have been discovered in shallow graves near the pilgrimage site of a famous seventh-century saint in England.
6 October 2015
MAP#66: The Battle of Sluys (1340)
The Battle of Sluys was the first major battle of the Hundred Years’ War. There were a few battles before it but nothing that compared
22 June 2015
Lost Cloister Discovered in Iceland
Icelandic and British archaeologists employing geosensing techniques have detected the remains of a large building that may be Iceland’s lost Þykkvabær cloister, which housed Augustinian
8 May 2015
MAP#57: Dan Jones Interview: Wars of the Roses and The Plantagenets
Award-winning journalist, best selling author and Historian Dan Jones joins the Medieval Archives Podcast to talk all things Plantagenets! His first book on the subject
13 October 2014
£90,000 ‘rescue package’ for Yorkshire’s Crumbling Churches
Some of Yorkshire’s most architecturally important – yet crumbling – churches have received grants towards urgent structural repairs. Charity the National Churches Trust has announced
11 January 2014
Quest for ‘lost’ medieval battlefield launched
It has been described as one of the most significant turning points in British history, marking not only the moment an English identity was born,
11 January 2014
Haunted Castles: Castle Ghosts of England
Happy Halloween! Yesterday we looked at the Castle Ghosts of Ireland and today, All Saints Day we will continue our trek through British ghost stories.
31 October 2013
Battle Castle: Austin, Texas
The invaders moved in almost overnight and now they are ready to attack. If you live in the Austin, Texas area you can watch a
5 May 2013
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