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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.comVol. III, No. 5
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Our Latest Feature
The Magnificent Medieval Women Quiz
How much do you know about the extraordinary women of the Middle Ages?
In the News
Chaucer in the stars
Physicists at Southwest Texas University believe that passages from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales may provide clues to astronomical events of the fourteenth century. For more information see the article by James Glanz at the NY Times.
Castle in Iraq
Archaeologists in Iraq have found a palace dating back 1400 years, before Islam was established. For more, see the feature at BBC News.
It's Women's History Month...
... so take some time to learn about some of the women who made history. Visit the About.com site for Women's History, superbly hosted by Guide Jone Johnston.
This Week and Next in Medieval History
- Events of Interest
- March 15, 933: Magyars defeated by Henry I of Germany
- March 18, 1229: Frederick II crowns himself king of Jerusalem
- March 19, 1307: The Douglas Larder raid
- March 22, 1312: Order of the Knights Templar suppressed
Featured Birthdays- St. Angela Merici
- Georgius Agricola
- King James IV of Scotland
For more events and birthdays, find another date in Medieval History. And don't forget Today in Medieval History.
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Site Update
Directory Reorganization
Our extensive page of links on Medieval Mailing Lists has been broken into four pages. Our new index can be reached from our Net Link Library under Professional Resources. Here you'll find:
- General Email Lists
- Geographical Mailing Lists
- Language, Literature & Drama Lists
- Medieval Topic Mailing Lists
The "Topics in British History"
section has been broken from the General British History page into a
page of its own. Come explore kingship, heraldry, feudalism, art and
invention, and other fascinating subjects from Britain in the Middle
Ages: You can find Topics in British History in our index
for Medieval Britain.
New Net Link Page
I've gathered some links for medieval Clip Art. Explore sites that offer images of medieval subjects, graphics with a medieval style, or clip art from medieval sources. You can find Clip Art in our index of Art & Artists.
New Net Links
New links have been added to the pages outlined below.
- Geographical Areas and Cultural Groups
- Britain
- Documents & Artifacts of Medieval Britain
- The Domesday Book Online
- Topics in British History
- 2000 Years of Art & Invention (from About.com)
- Byzantine Studies
- General Byzantine Studies
- ROMIOSINI (also added to Email Lists)
- The Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (also added to Organizations)
- Topics in Byzantine History
- Byzantium Confronted by Islam
- Europe
- The Carolingians
- Europe at the Death of Charles the Great (also added to Maps of Europe)
- Wales
- The Early Rulers of Wales
- Life in Medieval Society
- Daily Life
- General
- Tales of the Middle Ages: Daily Life
- Science and Medicine
- Scientists, Physicians, & Mathematicians
- Galileo Galilei (from About.com; also added to Heresy and Italy)
- Militaria
- Armor & Weaponry
- General Arms and Armor
- Armourers Web Ring Clip Art Gallery
- Crusades
- Crusades: General
- The Crusades
- Later Crusades
- The Children's Crusade (from About.com)
- People
- Women of the Middle Ages
- Biographies
- Anne of Cleves (from About.com; also added to People of Medieval Britain)
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- Classic Literature
- Women's History
Quote of the Knight
Rest assured, dear friend, that many noteworthy and great
sciences and arts have been discovered through the
understanding and subtlety of women...
Christine de Pisan
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I hope you enjoyed this issue of the Knightly Newsletter. Thanks for visiting, and see you in chat!
Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at About.com
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