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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.com

Vol. III, No. 9
May 1, 2000

•Who's Who
•Vikings in Washington
•Chat Schedule Changes

The Knightly Newsletter

Our Latest Feature:

Introducing Who's Who in Medieval History and the Renaissance

A new resource to help you find information on the web and off about interesting and significant individuals of the Middle Ages.

In the News

Smithsonian Viking exhibition gets royal approval

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway visited the new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, which has more than 300 objects of Viking origin on display. The exhibit, which opened to the public Saturday, will remain in Washington until August, then move on to New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Ottawa.

For more information visit the article by John Noble at the New York Times or check out the feature by David Ruppe at ABCNEWS.com for some nice images. And don't forget the Smithsonian's official page.

Romans in Wales

The jewel from a Byzantine ring uncovered in an ancient farm site in Wales supports the possibility that Roman elites moved to western Britain after the Empire withdrew from the isles. For more information, see the article by David Brown at the Telegraph.

Coming Up On Nova

The Vikings

PBS will air NOVA: The Vikings on May 9, 2000. Check your local listings for the time and channel in your area.

This Week and Next in Medieval History

Note: This Date in Medieval History is now connected to our new resource, Who's Who in Medieval History. If a name in bold typeface in "This Date" is hyperlinked, click it to go to a page of info and resources about that individual here at the Medieval History site.

Events of Interest: May 4, 1471: The Battle of Tewkesbury; May 8, 1429: Siege of Orléans raised; May 11, 330: Constantinople inaugurated; May 13, 1373: Julian of Norwich healed
Featured Birthdays: Machiavelli; Emperor Henry II

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 Schedule Changes

Due to changes in your Guide's schedule, our Wednesday afternoon chat is off until further notice. But our weekly Monday night chat is still on, and JohnHospitaller will continue to host chats on alternate Fridays. Join him this week!

Chat times are:

Monday night "Blues Chaser" chats:
Eastern: Monday, 8-10 pm
UTC: Tuesday, 12-2 am
Eastern Australia: Tuesday, 10 am-12 noon
This week's Friday night chat with John:
Eastern: Friday, 9-11 pm
UTC: Saturday, 1-3 am
Eastern Australia: Saturday, 11 am-1 pm

Site Update

New Links

New links have been added to the following pages:

Byzantine Art & Architecture: Joey and Toby Tannenbaum Gallery of Byzantine Art

France: General History: Wars of Religion (from About.com; also added to Battles & Wars)

Medieval Russia: Kiev Rus' and the Church (from About.com); The Novgorod Chronicle: Selected Annals

Places in Europe: Bavarian History; German Kings, Emperors, and Heads of State; Milestones in German History; The Treasures of Cracow (from About.com); Transylvania (from About.com)

Places in Medieval Britain: London by any other name... (from About.com)

People of Medieval Britain: Was Cromwell Poisoned? (from About.com)

Medieval Ireland: When Irish Eyes Are English! (from About.com)

Medieval Italy: History of Florence (from About.com)

The Knights Hospitaller: The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller.

Islam: Rizwi's Bibliography for Medieval Islam; What is the Koran?

New at the Medieval History Site

Some etexts have been added to our site. These documents are all in the public domain and may be freely read, printed, downloaded or distributed. Currently, we have four works by Renaissance political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli and one by 12th-century historian and cleric Geraldus Cambrensis. Come visit our index.

Elsewhere at About.com

Today the right to vote is widespread, but it wasn't always so, especially for women. See when and where women could begin to vote in this timeline by About.com Guide to Women's History, Jone Johnson Lewis.

Looking for a charming vacation spot that is rich in history? Why not visit the mountains and monasteries of Bulgaria? Discover all it has to offer with About.com Guide to Eastern Europe for Visitors, Bill Biega.