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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at the Mining Co.Vol. II, No.2 February 3, 1999 |
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This Week's Feature
Free, original castle graphics by your Guide, including icons and page breaks.
In the News
Work begun on Leaning Tower of Pisa
A project designed to shore up the bell tower and alter its slope by half a degree began Tuesday, January 26, when workers drove steel tubes into the earth on the north side of the building. If the excavation goes well, the tower, which has been closed to the public since 1990, may be re-opened this year. For more about the project, visit the article at CNN interactive.
Shakespeare in Love takes Golden Globe Award
Sunday, January 24th, 1999, Shakespeare in Love won the Golden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture. Gwyneth Paltrow won for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and Tom Stoppard & Marc Norman took the award for Best Screenplay. Also nominated were Geoffrey Rush and Judi Dench for their supporting roles, and John Madden for director.
Cate Blanchett took the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama for her role as Elizabeth. The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama, and Shekhar Kapur was nominated for Best Director.
Find out more about the winners and nominees at the Internet Movie Database. And if you haven't already caught it, have a look at your Guide's review of this film.
Medieval Minutia
Although castles had become quite common on the continent, when William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066, there were only about half a dozen castles in all of Britain. One of William's first orders as king was to set the people of London to building a castle, which was later rebuilt in stone and is now known as the Tower of London. By the turn of the century, there were more than 500 castles throughout the British Isles.
Source: Life in a Medieval Castle byJoseph & Frances Gies
Site Update
Reorganization of our net link directory continues. Remember, while the structure may have changed, the links are still there. When all else fails, you can search the site by using the search box available at the upper left-hand corner of every page. And please do not hesitate to email me if you experience any difficulty.
Reorganization Notes
Our pages on Military History and Armor & Weaponry were growing so large that I've broken them both into several pages apiece:
Military History has become:
Armor & Weaponry has become:
All six of the above pages, plus our pages on Knightly Orders and the Crusades, can now be found from our subindex on Military History.
New Links
New links have also been added to the following pages:
- Williams College Excavations at Psalmodi, France
- Artists
- Woman Artists: 15th-16th Century (also added to Women)
- Woman Artists: 17th Century (also added to Women)
- Book, Manuscript and Printing History
- Alciato's Book of Emblems
- Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
- Journals
- Didascalia
- Medieval Europe: Iberia
- The Empowered Powerless... (also added to Religion)
- The Spanish Inquisition (also added to Religion)
- Military History: General Militaria
- Military History at the Mining Co.
- Military History: General Arms & Armor
- The Introduction of Plate Armour c. 1250 - c. 1330
- Leather and the Warrior
- Military History: Fencing & Swords
- Japanese Historical and Sword Eras (also added to Japan)
- Old Sword-Play
- Military History: The Knights Templar
- A Brief History of the Knights Templar
- Organizations and Societies
- Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies (also added to Renaissance)
- Religion
- Catholic Encyclopedia: The Reformation
- The Conversion of Peter Waldo
- The Keepers of Knowledge
- Of the Sects of the Modern Heretics
- A Saint for the week Archive
- The Waldensian Movement from Waldo to the Reformation
- William Shakespeare
- The Shakespearean Insulter
Chat Difficulties Resolved!
Strangely enough, a few days after my chat problems began, Microsoft released its latest version of Internet Explorer for the Mac, and lo and behold: I can now chat again with confidence (albeit more slowly than before). Is Bill Gates psychic? hmmmm...
At any rate, your guide is chat-able once again, and hoping to see YOU in the chat room Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7 pm Eastern time. Remember, that's Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 11:00 am in Western Australia. To reach our chat room, click "chat" in the left-hand navigational menu, or go directly to the chat page.
If there is a time you find more convenient, please email me and let me know! I have no way of knowing what time visitors are dropping in to the chat room when I'm not there -- and unfortunately I can't be there 24 hours a day. So please tell me the times you'd like to chat and we'll work out a schedule that will let medieval history buffs from all over the world exchange ideas.
Renaissance Love Poems
As Valentine's Day approaches, you may feel moved to have a look at some of the extraordinary romantic poetry produced in England during the Renaissance. You can find a handful of poems selected and presented by your Guide here at this site.
Knightly Newsletter Index
Due to popular request for back issues of the Knightly Newsletter, I've added a hyperlinked index to all online issues for your convenience. There's a link to this index at the sign-up page and at every online issue.
I regret that I am unable to email back issues.
Quote of the Knight
Love lasteth as long as the money endureth.
William Caxton
Quote of the KnightLove lasteth as long as the money endureth. William Caxton |
Thank you for reading this edition of the Knightly Newsletter. Have a Happy Valentine's Day, and thanks for visiting the Medieval History site !
Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at the Mining Co.
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