‘Chaucer’s Children’: New 3-D Imaging Technique Sheds Light On Diet Of Ancient Children
A team of scientists at the University of Kent have used 3-D microscopic imaging to create a new method of examining the teeth of ancient
1 March 2016
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MAP#65: The Pardoner’s Tale (Canterbury Tales)
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales toward the end of the 14th century. The tales are a story telling contest by a group of pilgrims
24 May 2015
Canterbury Tales Prologue in Middle English read by Diane Jones
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. They were mostly written in verse
30 March 2015
‘A Knight’s Tale’ coming to a TV near you
ABC has bought a project from Battlestar Galactica re-creator Ron Moore which readapts the 2001 film. Named for the story by Geoffrey Chaucer – which
11 October 2012
MAP: Ep 13 – History of St. Valentine’s Day
A short history of St. Valentine’s Day. Who is the real St Valentine? Why is the day linked to love and romance? Which medieval author
13 February 2011
Westminster Abbey – a royal wedding venue steeped in history
No fewer than 38 kings and queens have been crowned there in an unbroken run since it was built by Edward the Confessor on the
1 December 2010
Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture on medieval poetry
The British Academy’s prestigious Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture will take place in Bristol this year. The lecture, on Personifications of old age in medieval
20 October 2010
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