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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.comVol. IV, No. 8
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In the Spotlight
In "Teens at Work and Play" we take a look at the circumstances of those who worked as servants or laborers throughout their adolescence and the recreational activities of medieval teenagers.
In the News
Endangered Masterpieces?
Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Adoration of the
Magi is scheduled to undergo restoration at Florence's Uffizi
Gallery, but art history professor James Beck is among those who
believe the project will destroy the original work. Get the details
in the article
by Rory Carroll at the Guardian Unlimited.
Find out more about Leonardo da Vinci, and see The Adoration of the Magi at Carol Gerten's Fine Art Museum.
Syphilitic Essex Girl
The 14th-century remains of a girl found in Essex,
England, show signs of syphillis, revealing the disease existed in
Britain at least fifty years before Columbus sailed to the new world
and supposedly brought it back to Europe. Find out more in the
feature at Ananova.
This Week in Medieval History
Regiomontanus was born, Saint Boniface died, and the Crusaders began their siege of Jerusalem.
Conflagration
It happened 620 years ago: a violent uprising that swept England in the late spring of 1381. Find out about the events leading up to the rebellion, the tense confrontation in London, and the aftermath of the Peasants' Revolt in this introduction by your Guide.
From the Bookshelf
Did Machiavelli collaborate with Leonardo da Vinci on a project to change the course of the Arno river? Roger D. Masters says they did in his intriguing book, Fortune is a River. Check out your Guide's review.
Site Update
Fresh Links
- Castles in Scotland
- Food & Famine
- General Medieval Science
- The Hundred Years' War
- People of Medieval Wales
New in Who's Who in Medieval
History
Elsewhere at About.com
The Red Baron
20th Century History Guide Jennifer Rosenberg offers
an
in-depth look at the dramatic flying career of Germany's WWI Ace
of Aces, Baron Manfred von Richthofen.
Quote of the KnightIt has been said that though God cannot alter the past, historians can; it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence. Samuel Butler |
Thanks for reading this issue of the Knightly Newsletter and for visiting the Medieval History site. Have a great weekend!
Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at About.com
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