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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.comVol. II, No.11
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In the News
The search for King Alfred's bones begins
Excavators have begun to dig up a parking lot in Winchester in the search for the remains of King Alfred the Great. For more information see the all-too-brief article at Fox News.
Have the English forgotten the Norman
Invasion?
A French historian claims that Brits have forgotten their Norman heritage and ignored the contribution to British history made by William the Conqueror and his fellow invaders. For more infomration see the article by Adam Sage in the Sunday Times, UK.
Let us know what you think! Post your opinion about this historian's assertions on our Forum.
New in the Bookstore
The fascinating and informative work Life in a Medieval City by Joseph and Frances Gies has been added to our selection of books. Visit your Guide's bookstore and give it and some of the other interesting titles a click!
Medieval Minutia
By the thirteenth century, book copying was no longer the sole province of monasteries. Copyists were often located near cathedrals or universities to fill the demand for texts made by schools. A copyist also often served as a secretary for those who could not write themselves or for anyone who wanted something written in a particularly fine hand.
Source: Life in a Medieval City by Joseph and Frances Gies
You can learn more about book, manuscript and printing history in our
page of links.
Site Update
A new page of net links has been added on Email Discussion Lists.
New links have been added to the following pages:
- Art
- Byzantine Art and Architecture (also added to Architecture and Byzantine Studies)
- MEDART-L
- Artists
- A new section on Giotto di Bodone with five links
- A new section on Cimabue with four links
- Art Masterpieces: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Art Masterpieces: Leonardo da Vinci
- Living History
- Living History: General
- Renaissance Magazine
- Living History Organizations
- New Varangian Guard, Inc.
- Reenactment Aids
- Wickelbander
- Holding Your Own Byzantine Feast
- Renaissance Faire Resources
- Faires and Festivals
- Medieval Africa
- Myth: Sub-Saharan
- Medieval Asia
- Medieval Asia: General
- EMEDCH-L
- Medieval Britain
- Medieval Britain: General
- Later Medieval Britain
- Dark-Age Britain
- Anglo Saxon England
- ANSAX-L
- The Norman Conquest
- The Norman Conquest (also added to Battles)
- Medieval Europe
- Byzantine Studies
- BYZANS-L
- The Varangian Guard (also added to Vikings)
- The Carolingians
- Charlemagne
- Iberia
- Mediber
- Vikings and Scandinavian History
- Myth: Norse/Teutonic
- Military History
- General Militaria
- Armies and Castles
- DEREMI-L
- SIEGE in the message body.
- The Crusades
- The Crusades
- Music
- Med-and-ren music
- Reference Tools
- Dynastic Tables
- Anglo-Saxon Kings
- Languages
- Instant Old English
- Timelines andChoronologies
- Timeline of Anglo-Saxon England
- Religion in the Middle Ages
- General Christianity
- Cross versus Crown
- Mystics and Heretics (also added to Heresy)
- Medieval Religion (also added to General Relgion)
- Islam
- Islam on the Warpath
- Renaissance Studies
- RENAIS-L.
- Women of the Middle Ages
- General
- MEDFEM-L
- Biographies
- Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Day Queen
- Lady Jane Grey: Queen for Nine Days (return)
- Joan of Arc
- Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc)
- Joan of Arc
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New Quizlet
Due to a quizlet system error, our statistics were cleared sometime last week. The current statistics reflect only a partial tally of participants. However, the quizlet continued to work and provided the correct answer to those who clicked on one of the given choices. I regret any inconvenience this glitch may have caused.
Our latest question concerns royal saints. Do you know the answer?
Elsewhere at About.com
Looking for that perfect piece of clipart? You can find it at Bobbie Peachey's Web Clip Art site at About.com. Everything from the fanciful and fantastic to the earthly and down-to-earth (even the medieval!) can be located through Bobbie's awesome directory.
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Quote of the Knight
- The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man
is the son of his own works.
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
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Thank you for reading this edition of the Knightly Newsletter. Have a very good weekend, and I hope to see you in chat !
Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at About.com
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