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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.com

Vol. III, No. 8
April 21, 2000

•You've Got Mail
•We've Got a New Look •Chat!

The Knightly Newsletter

Our Latest Feature:

You've Got Mail

That fabulous flexible armor that no medieval knight could live without.

We've Got a New Look

If you've been to our site in the last week I'm sure you couldn't help but notice the new design. Everyone at About.com is excited about this improved interface. Some of the changes that we think will make your experience at About.com more productive:

A more focused "Spotlight" on the front page. Look here for the freshest content, updated frequently.
New "Essentials" section. On our front page, a place to find some of the most helpful portions of our site.
A list of "Subjects" down the left-hand side of every page. This is our directory to useful information, both on the web and at About.com. At the Medieval History site, the directory has been reorganized so there are fewer top-level pages, and all of them are accessible through the Subjects menu.

Find out more about our new look.

This Week and Next in Medieval History

Events of Interest: April 22, 1370: First stone of Bastille laid; April 25, 799: Pope Leo attacked; April 26, 1478: Pazzi Conspiracy fails
Featured Birthdays: Shakespeare; Edward IV

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

To bookmark "Today in Medieval History," right-click here (Mac users click and hold) and select Add Bookmark for this Link or Add Link to Favorites from the pop-up menu.

Chat Tonight!

Drop into our chat room tonight at 9 pm eastern time for a chat with our host JohnHospitaller. Bring your favorite medieval topics!

Chat times are:

Eastern: Friday, 9-11 pm
UTC: Saturday, 1-3 am
Eastern Australia: Saturday, 11 am-1 pm

Site Update

New Link Page

A new page has been added to our index of Armor & Weaponry:

Siege Engines and Trebuchets

Sites that explore the use, construction and development of trebuchets, catapults and other siege engines during the Middle Ages.

Armor & Weaponry can be found through Knights & Armor and Military History, both of which are in our Subjects menu.

Elsewhere at About.com

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Got that tax refund already? Can't wait to spend it? Try shopping online with Guide Frank Fiore.