The Many Faces of the Middle Ages: Medieval Facial Reconstruction
Earlier this year the medieval world was flipped on its head with the discovery of King Richard III. One of the fascinating aspects of the
23 August 2013
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
Richard III Internship: Year 12 pupils to work with archaeologists who discovered Richard III
Calling all Year 12 students in the Leicester area! This would be an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in History or Archaeology. Get your applications
19 June 2013
The River Thames, A Not-So-Secret Treasure Trove
In the United Kingdom, British archaeologists have made a number of significant discoveries as of late, from the battered remains of King Richard III —
10 April 2013
The women behind Richard III’s DNA
A few months ago Sarah Gristwood came on the podcast for an interview and we talked about her book Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the
25 February 2013
MAP#35 – Richard III: Lost and Found
The medieval-verse was all abuzz the last couple of weeks about an exciting archaeology find. Back in August 2012 the University of Leicester started a
20 February 2013
Richard III dig: Facial reconstruction shows how king may have looked
A facial reconstruction based on the skull of Richard III has revealed how the English king may have looked. A skeleton found under a car
4 February 2013
Image of Richard III’s Skull
The University of Leicester, with Channel 4, unveiled the world’s first photograph of the human remains found at the Grey Friars church — which could
4 February 2013
Richard III’s wounds from Bosworth – Video
In this video Dr. Jo Appleby discusses the skeleton of King Richard III and the wounds he received in the Battle of Bosworth.
4 February 2013
Richard III found in Grey Friars car park – Video
While we (or at least the USA) slept the University of Leicester held a press conference to disclose the results of a DNA test. The
4 February 2013
2012 Medieval Year in Review: Podcasts
There were a lot of great podcast episodes during 2012. We finished the Pillars of the Earth podcast series, interviewed authors, documentary hosts and medieval
31 December 2012
2012 Medieval Year in Review: News
There was a lot going on in the news regarding the middle ages this year. Viking massacres, Viking shipwrecks, medieval vampires, and even medieval underwear.
30 December 2012
Medieval female skeleton may be church founder
A skeleton found in the same boneyard where English King Richard III may have been buried might be one of the founders of the Church
31 October 2012
MAP#33 – Blood Sisters: Author Sarah Gristwood interview
Sarah Gristwood, the acclaimed author, joins us for an interview about her new book Blood Sisters: The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars
8 October 2012
MAP#32 – Medievalists.net Interview
I’m excited to have Peter and Sandra on from Medievalists.net. We covered all sorts of topics, including their love for other historical periods and the
1 October 2012
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