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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.com

Vol. III, No. 10
May 16, 2000

•Visitor Survey
•Stonehenge at Solstice
•Chat

The Knightly Newsletter

Our Latest Feature:

Visitor Survey

Help your Guide help you! Take the survey and enter the drawing for a book or About.com gear.

In the News

Stonehenge to open for the Solstice

If you're fortunate enough to be in Wiltshire, England on June 20, you may wish to drop by Stonehenge. Beginning at 11 pm the ancient stone circle will be open to the public in celebration of the Summer Solstice. This is the first time in almost ten years visitors will be able to watch the Solstice sunrise over the Heel Stone.

This Week and Next in Medieval History

Remember, 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 16, 1204: Baldwin crowned Latin emperor; May 19, 1536: Anne Boleyn executed; May 22, 1455: First Battle of Saint Albans; May 23, 1430: Joan of Arc captured by the Burgundians
Featured Birthdays: Albrecht Durer; Jacopo Pontormo

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

Please join JohnHospitaller in the Solar this Friday for a chat about your favorite medieval topics. Chat times are:

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

And don't forget our regular Monday chat times:

Eastern: Monday, 8-10 pm
UTC: Tuesday, 12-2 am
Eastern Australia: Tuesday, 10 am-12 noon

Site Update

Directory Reorganization

In order to reduce the amount of scrolling required on each page and to make it easier to find what you seek, some of our longer net link pages have been broken into several pages. The following subject pages are now multi-page indices:

In Africa & Asia:: Medieval Asia; Medieval Japan; The Mongols; Medieval Russia
In Europe:: Medieval Italy

In Great Britain:: Dark-Age Britain; Medieval Ireland; Medieval Scotland; Medieval Wales

In King Arthur:: Historical Arthur

In Military History:: The Norman Conquest

The following indices contain new pages:: Architecture; Byzantine Studies; Crusades; King Arthur; Medieval Europe; Medieval France; Viking & Scandinavian History

New Net Links

New links have been added to the following pages:

Church Architecture

English Cathedrals (from About.com)

Maps of Italy

Roman Suburbicarian Bishoprics about the 12th Century

(also added to Christianity)

Plan of Rome in the Middle Ages

Italy about 1494

Early Europe

The Germanic Kingdoms and the East Roman Empire in 486

(also added to maps of Europe)

Online Arthurian Texts

Gordd Cymru's Online Arthurian Archive

Viking Militaria

Viking Military Organization

Topics in Viking History

Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga

New in Who's Who

The following people have been added to our new resource, Who's Who in Medieval History:: Frederick I "Barbarossa"; Saint Anthony of Padua

Elsewhere at About.com

Get a classicist's take on the new DreamWorks movie _Gladiator_ from About.com Guide to Ancient/Classical History, N.S. Gill.

Can't travel back in time? Do the next best thing: Take a historical vacation. Reenactment Guides Lisa Scovel and Lee Mehelis have tips and resources.