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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at the Mining Co.Vol. II, No.5 March 22, 1999 |
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Welcome to this special edition of the Knightly Newsletter. There is no new feature this week, since our newsletter is going out early to bring you some news and events.
In the News
Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture Oscar
Producers David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman took highest honors at the Academy Awards Sunday night. Shakespeare also garnered Oscars for:
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
- Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard
- Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow
- Best Supporting Actress: Dame Judi Dench
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: Martin Childs & Jill Quertier
- Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell
- Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score: Stephen Warbeck
If you haven't seen this warm and delightful film, see it! You may also be interested in your Guide's review of the movie.
Jenny Shircore won an Academy Award for Best Makeup for her work in Elizabeth, the other 16th-century blockbuster released this year.
Events
Special Chat Tonight
Join your Guide this evening for a chat about Oscars in the Middle Ages. Which Oscar-winning films do you think best portray life and events in medieval times? What Shakespearean works do you like best? Come chat about it!
- Eastern U.S. Time: Monday at 8:30 PM
- Eastern Australia Time: Tuesday at 12:30 PM
- Universal Time Coordinated (UTC): Tuesday at 1:30 AM
Log in to chat at our main chat page, where you can find the most recent schedule.
Medieval Murder Mystery Weekend
The Cup and Chaucer Inn of New York's Catskills is sponsoring a Murder Mystery/Dinner event the weekend of April 23-25, 1999. Activities include live readings of Chaucer and other Middle English writers, period music, an auction, horseback riding and more. The sign-up deadline is April 1st, so act fast!
For more information visit the Cup and Chaucer website.
Medieval Minutia
While most women in the middle ages were taught the skills of spinning, weaving, and making clothes, the art of orfrois -- embroidering with gold or silver -- was not very common. Young ladies of noble blood or standing in the community would learn this unusual skill, which they would use to stitch portraits of friends and loved ones onto rich silk. As a mark of special attachment, a damsel would weave strands of her own hair into the design.
Source: Life in Medieval Times by Marjorie Rowling
You can find out more about Daily Life in our page of net links, and don't miss our index on Women in the Middle Ages.
Site Update
Two new net link pages have been added:
Both pages can be found in the Knights and Knightly Orders subsection of our Military History Index.
New links have also been added to the following sites:
- Arthurian Studies
- What is a Grail?
- Daily Life
- Dye Recipes from the Innsbruck Manuscript
- (also added to Reenactment Aids)
- Foolish Fashion (also added to Reenactment Aids)
- Footwear of the Middle Ages
- Misperceptions about Medieval Clothing
- The Jester Pages
- Living History: Reenactment Aids
- Footwear in the Middle Ages: General Instructions
- Medieval Africa
- Black History at the Mining Co.
- Splendor in Medieval Africa (from your Guide)
- Medieval Britain: General
- The Magna Carta
- Military History: General Arms & Armor
- Common Myths about Weapons and Armor
- Military History: Wars
- The Thirty-Years-War
- General Religious Studies
- The Beguines (also added to General Christianity and Women: General)
- The Reformation
- The history of the life and acts of Luther (1547-8)
- Women of the Middle Ages: General
- Women's History at the Mining Co.
- Women of the Middle Ages: Biographies
- Women Saints: Doctors of the Church (also added to Hagiography)
New Mining Co. History Guides
The Mining Co. now has a site on Black History, ably hosted by Guide Elonda Clay. Check out her fine articles and her expanding directory.
Our Women's History site has a new Guide: Jone Johnson. She's added a plethora of new links and written some excellent features.
Quote of the Knight
- For I will raise her statue in pure gold;
- That while Verona by that name is known,
- There shall no figure at such rate be set
- As that of true and faithful Juliet.
Montague in Romeo and Juliet, Act
V,Scene III
Quote of the Knight
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Thank you for reading this special edition of the Knightly Newsletter. Next time I'll be back with a new feature and even more net links. See you in chat!
Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at the Mining Co.
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