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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.comVol. III, No. 11
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Our Latest Feature:
Historical films and novels can draw you into the past with exciting stories, dramatic events, and vivid characters. Yet while it is certainly fiction, can it be history, too?
Apologies!
If you tried to access our survey late last week and got a cyber-run-around, please accept my profuse apologies. This error has been fixed and you should be able to take the survey with no difficulty.
Thanks to those of you who have already provided your feedback! The winner of the first random drawing and the initial results of our survey will be posted later this month.
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
- June 1, 1192: Enrico Dandolo elected doge of Venice
- June 7, 1099: Siege of Jerusalem begins
- June 10, 1258: Provisions of Oxford issued
- June 14, 1381: Richard II makes promises to rebels
Featured Birthdays- Regiomontanus
- Edward, the Black Prince
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
John sends his apologies for missing chat on the 19th. Please join him in the Solar this Friday for a conversation 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, the process of breaking some of our longer net link pages into several pages continues. The following subject pages are now multi-page indices:
The following indices contain new pages:
New in Who's Who
- The following people have been added to our new resource, Who's Who in Medieval History:
- Fra Angelico
- Pope Leo IX
In Our Forum
Norm wants to know:
with all this medieval hoopla over 1066, W. the Conqueror, etc. so what? rulers have been conquering each other forever. would anything significant have been different in world history following 1066 if Harold had won instead of William?
To post to this discussion or others in our forum, become a member of the Medieval History site -- it's free!
Quizmasters
See the latest visitors who have made it all the way through our diabolical quizzes:
- Conquerors
- Triumphant Time Travelers
Think you've got what it takes to conquer these challenges? Try your hand at these and other quizzes.
Elsewhere at About.com
Don't miss the new Shakespeare site at About.com! Guide Amanda Mabillard offers links and features on the Bard's plays, criticism, historical background, new publications, Shakespearean actors, the authorship controversy, and much, much more.
Quote of the Knight
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be
born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the
other.
Petrarch
Quote of the KnightIt is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other. Petrarch |
I hope you enjoyed this issue of the Knightly Newsletter. Thanks for reading, and thanks for visiting the Medieval History site!
Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at About.com
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