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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.com

Vol. III, No. 6
March 30, 2000

•Timeline
•Richest of the millennium
•Gospels going home
•New chat schedule

The Knightly Newsletter

Our Latest Feature

Book Review: Timeline

Your Guide's review of Michael Crichton's medieval science fiction novel.

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In the News

The richest man of the millennium

William Gates? Nope! When medieval currency is translated into its modern equivalent, the Norman warlord William of Warenne turns up as the richest man of the last 1000 years. See what famous medieval names made the list in the article at BBC online.

Lindisfarne Gospels headed for new home

The priceless seventh-century gospels, currently located in the British Library, are going on loan to the Laing art gallery in Newcastle. Plans are in the works to house them permanently at Durham Cathedral, where they resided before being removed by Henry VIII during the English Reformation. For more information see the article by David Bamber and Chris Hastings at the Telegraph.

Anglo-Saxon jewelry

Get out your metal detectors. A selection of jewelry discovered in a field in Worcestershire will be auctioned at Christie's and is estimated to fetch as much as £12,000. Find out more in the article by Donald Macgillivray at the Telegraph.

This Week and Next in Medieval History

Events of Interest: March 31, 1492: Edict expelling Jews from Spain issued; April 4, 1147: Moscow founded; April 9, 999: Gerbert becomes Pope Sylvester II; April 12, 1334: April 12, 1334
Featured Birthdays: Charlemagne; Raphael; St. Francis Xavier

For more events and birthdays, find another date in Medieval History. And don't forget Today in Medieval History.

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New in the Videostore

They thought the complete film was lost, until a copy was discovered in the janitor's closet of a mental institution in Norway. It's the earliest and the most extraordinary film about the Maid of Orleans: Carl Theodore Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc.

Check it out in our videostore.

Site Update

Our directory is undergoing extensive reorganization, and files are in mid-transformation on my hard drive. You'll see no new changes at the site this week, but keep your eyes open for some radical changes, including many new links, new pages, and new topics!

A Message About Our Forum

Dear Members,

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New Chat Schedule

Beginning Monday, April 3, we have a new chat schedule to reflect the changes in Daylight Savings Time.

The Blues Chaser
Eastern: Monday, 8-10 pm
UTC: Tuesday, 12-2 am
Eastern Australia: Tuesday, 10 am-noon
The Midweek Break
Eastern: Wednesday, 3-5 pm
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Eastern Australia: Thursday, 5-7 am

Don't forget chats with JohnHospitaller every other Friday night. Check the log in page or the bulletin board for the next chat with John.

Elsewhere at About.com

We've got a new Guide for our Genealogy site. Come check out Kimberly Powell's helpful articles, links and tips on researching your family tree! .

Quote of the Knight

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

Saint Augustine

Thank you for reading this issue of the Knightly Newsletter and for visiting the Medieval History site. Have a great weekend, and hope to see you in chat!

Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at About.com

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