Medieval History in the News

 

 

Wonders of the Medieval World (September, 2011)

More Skeletal Data on Yersinia pestis (August, 2011)

A Plague Without Rats? (August, 2011)

Did Marco Polo Really Go to China? (August, 2011)

Bones of Woman Warrior Found at Stirling Castle (May, 2011)

Canterbury Tales: The Board Game (May, 2011)

Autopsy, Dissection, and Medieval Medicine (May, 2011)

Fontevraud Abbey as Video Art (April, 2011)

On Television: Last Stand of the Templars (April, 2011)

Stinky Neighbors in the Fourteenth Century (April, 2011)

International Hug a Medievalist Day (March, 2011)

"Starter Castles" for Sale (March, 2011)

Trebuchet Competition in Charleston, SC (March, 2011)

New Movie on Bad King John (with Paul Giamatti as John) (March, 2011)

Jan Gossaert's Renaissance (February, 2011)

First Valentine in English (February, 2011)

The Tolkien Professor (February, 2011)

Medievalist Questions Starbucks Logo (January, 2011)

On Television: The Unreadable Voynich Manuscript (January, 2011)

Drug-Smuggling, Medieval Style (January, 2011)

"Blood Libel" (January, 2011)

Warrior bones tell how they died (December, 2010)

New DNA evidence on the "Black Death" suggests Chinese origin (October, 2010)

Wall paintings in medieval churches (October, 2010)

Did Columbus Bring Syphilis back to Europe? No. (October, 2010)

Joan of Arc and Graffiti Art (October, 2010)

New Movie on Hildegard of Bingen (October, 2010)

Are the Lewis chessman really from Iceland? (September, 2010)

Cloistered Away in New York City (September, 2010)

Oops! Hackers attack wrong medieval castle (September, 2010)

Building a Medieval Castle . . . in 2010 (July 2010)

Is Jousting the Next Extreme Sport? (July 2010)

Medieval Good Luck for the World Cup? (June 2010)

New film on the "Black Death" (June, 2010)

Skeleton of Medieval African found in England (May, 2010)

Searching for the Real Robin Hood (April 2010)

Worms Threaten Cave Carvings Associated with the Templars (April 2010)

Medical Miracles in Medieval Manuscripts (March 2010)

Decapitated Vikings found at Olympic Site (March 2010)

Nomination for Animated Film on the Book of Kells (March 2010)

Signs of Struggle: Medieval coins, cannonballs, and badges point to location of last battle in the Wars of the Roses (February 2010)

Dante as Action Hero (January 2010)

Archeologists discover oldest bones of English royalty (Queen Eadgyth, died 946) (January 2010)

Is the Shroud of Turin a Medieval Forgery? (October, 2009)

Agincourt and Afghanistan (October, 2009)

Robin Hood Lives On (October, 2009)

Anglo-Saxon Treasure Hoard Found by Metal-detecting Enthusiast (September, 2009)

 

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