TRAILER: The Northman
The Northman is an upcoming film from director Robert Eggers. Eggers made his debuts in 2015 with the critically acclaimed film The Witch. In 2019
21 December 2021
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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATION 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATION 2020 “Antique Modes of Thought, Romantic Traditions, and Legendary Storytelling in the Middle Ages
27 February 2020
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
Shakespeare and his World – FREE Online Course
The University of Warwick is offering an online course on the life of Shakespeare. Sign up for the FREE Shakespeare course on FutureLearn About the
20 April 2016
2014 Medieval Year in Review: Television
While the silver screen offered very little for medieval viewing the small screen is taking over! There was the obvious Season 4 of Game of
30 December 2014
CFP: Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance June 12-14, 2014 Denver, Colorado The Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association
16 July 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#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
Macbeth, the Cliffsnotes version
Am I the last to know that Cliffsnotes is now offering videos? In case you didn’t know either here is their version of Macbeth.
6 October 2011
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
Heather Hirschfeld named Riggsby Director of Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Heather Hirschfeld, a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, associate professor of English, has been named the new Riggsby Director of the university’s Marco Institute for Medieval
14 December 2010
Relating to “Juliet”: Author dug into Italian history to unearth 1300s’ family feuds
Writer Anne Fortier grew up in Denmark and dreamed of Italy. This wasn’t the stuff of far-fetched fantasy; her mother had once worked in Verona
10 November 2010
1066 and all those baby names
Norman names such as William, Henry and Alice have been popular for 1,000 years. Why did the English copy their invaders? The date 1066. William
4 August 2010
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