(d)espite the remains of three swords being recovered from the site, all three burials that could be sexed osteologically were thought to be female, including one with a sword and shield,
Very interesting - can you give some references to the sources used please
The volcano report is pretty amazing!
Mass graves from 1258 in London linked with a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/05/medieval-volcano-disaster-london-graves?INTCMP=SRCH (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/05/medieval-volcano-disaster-london-graves?INTCMP=SRCH)
The evidence for female Viking Warriors from the excavations of human remains of the period appears to be more wishfull thinking than anything else.I agree. I know some tomb effigies of the 14th century where a lady is sculpted in full armour, with shield etc, it is mostly symbolic: a widow lady which owned an important title could appear in armour if needed to boost her soldiers' morale, but it did not mean she would fight.
Viking troop carrier coming to the British Museum...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/dec/27/viking-ship-roskilde-british-museum
A video about Armour..how flexible and light it was.
That looks excellent from the few minutes I was able to watch, I do like that he makes the point early, that not everyone depicted in armour was a knight.It´s definately worth watching. There´s a couple of funny bits in it..like the suit of reconstructed armour that looks like it needs to go to the toilet.
Thanks for sharing that Paul... now to find the time to watch all of it... :-I
Not really news abóut medieval events etc from way back but an article about how people in spain are using abandoned medieval villiges and using them as Eco-Villages..Fascinating. That would fit very well for a SCW terrain. :D
http://www.trueactivist.com/gab_gallery/medieval-spanish-ghost-town-becomes-self-sufficient-ecovillage/
They saythere´s over 3000 other similar abandoned villages in spain. I wonder if they have to pay land rates or some sort of land tax? I like the idea of being the major of a medieval village :D
20-bizarre-examples-of-medieval-marginalia
….And who could explain to me why king Arthur ("Rex Arturus") would ride a goat and be surrounded with frightened cats ? (I think it's in Otrante cathedral, 12th Century)I would like to think that this picture is an example of Medieval stoner humour.
(http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/14/79/97/63/rex_ar10.jpg)
…Well, I own two cats and a few goats, and they react exactly as on the picture when they face each other… lol but I am not a king, and I don't ride my goats.
Awesome, just need to 'Jurassic Park' his DNA now and use him to get royalty back on track!
Ragardless of what you think of Henry VII, Richard III did steal the throne from his nephew, who mysteriously vanished....... :o
Ragardless of what you think of Henry VII, Richard III did steal the throne from his nephew, who mysteriously vanished....... :o
An internment at Leicester Cathedral, I am not sure how big this will be.....That is fair enough.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rO69xkpHiG0/URDhu6IfAmI/AAAAAAAAM3s/wmmJgfB0-J0/s409/riii.jpg)HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH! lol
Apparently the hunt is now on for Alfred the Great... http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/shortcuts/2013/feb/05/will-dig-up-alfred-the-greatThey have started now, so they might as well dig up all the monarchs.
I thought they found him some time ago...
and I don´t know wether this one´s been shown before..a medieval castel being built in the USAIt is closed I believe ?
http://www.ozarkmedievalfortress.com/en-us/
Medieval practice of Prisoner taking and ransoms, something to be consider in wargames rules?Oops some one beat me to it. :P
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21168437
One soldier claimed to have been taken prisoner 17 times, says historian Dr Remy Ambuhl.
Either he was unlucky or clever. :)
Oops some one beat me to it. :P;)
Medieval practice of Prisoner taking and ransoms, something to be consider in wargames rules?We often do this in our games when a player thinks that a situation is desperate. It is not precisely described in our rules but it's an option, we do a simple morale test for it.
I had never heard that the arrow was poisoned - only that the wound had turned septicmYeah same here.
Yeah same here.It probably came from the belief that they (archers etc) used to smear the arrow/bolt heads in human excrement
Yeah same here.
500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli discoveredEh? That has nought to do with an arrest warrant.
http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/machiavelli-the-prince-still-relevant-after-all-these-years/
(http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/medievalanatomy.jpeg)I feel very unhappy to look at this picture… :'(
Eh? That has nought to do with an arrest warrant.Bizzare.. :?
It is just some people talking about The Prince. lol
It was very common, for the typical medieval 'knight', death on the battlefield was far less likely than for the average soldier. It is believed that one of the factors which persuaded Henry V to fight at Agincourt, was that if he lost, the ransoms would bankrupt England... he'd already virtually emptied the coffers to finance the campaign in the first place.
Very interesting.... Do you have a primary source for that mate (the reason Henry V may have stood and fought at Agincourt that is)?
Darrell.
Which king next..the hunt for King StephenI never thought that the Reformation did cause so many English kings to disappear! ::)
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_gazette/news/2013/march/9/king_stephen.aspx
Well there won't be a primary source, as Henry was hardly going to set down any reasoning which didn't include his divine right to be King of France, and that the victory was therefore assured by God...
The perilous state of royal finances is more easily found in secondary sources however;
Curry, A., (2008) The military ordinances of Henry V: texts and contexts, in Given - Wilson, Kettle and Scales (eds), War, Government and Aristocracy, pp. 214‐49.
Mortimer, I (2010) 1415: Henry's Year of Glory.
Given-Wilson, C., (1986) The Royal Household and the King’s Affinity: Service, Politics and Finance in England 1360 -1413.
Newell, R.A. (1921) The War Finances of Henry V and the Duke of Bedford, English Historical Review XXXVI(CXLII): 172-198.
In short, Henry's income for the year 1415 was in the region of £60,000. Once his household, the pay of the existing garrisons in England and Calais, and the actual campaign costs (c. £75,000) were subtracted, he was in the red by £55,000 at the end of the year. Bear in mind that much of his income didn't appear until after harvests were collected, so at one point he was possibly looking at debts of £100,000. Throughout his reign he was to default on between 2-6% of his domestic loans and around 35% of his foreign ones.
Having already borrowed to the hilt for the campaign, where would the money have come from to pay his ransom? Money had been loaned by, or was was owed to, his chief nobles, who in the event of their capture, would also have expected reimbursement to pay part of their ransoms too. Surrender was really not an option.
It's also a fairly common assumption that the preponderance of archers in the army was largely because they gave best value for money. You could get 2-3 archers for the cost of a man at arms and if you were planning to conquer, garrisons largely composed of archers were far less expensive than ones with the more-usual archers to men at arms ratio. This trend was to continue until the end, even to the point of paying a new class of 'dismounted men at arms' in garrisons, to save the 4d extra a mounted one was expected to be paid.
the casual observer and his readers, who most likely understood the same conventions. Later generations though, like us, tend to be more literal and we take 'an army of x thousand men' as meaning just that.Yes. In our modern times, if an observer says that a political demonstration brought 10,000 people in the street in France, it could mean that there was 5,000 people (if the observer is one of the organisers) or 15,000 people (if the observer is a police officer). And we understand this convention. lol
Yes. In our modern times, if an observer says that a political demonstration brought 10,000 people in the street in France, it could mean that there was 5,000 people (if the observer is one of the organisers) or 15,000 people (if the observer is a police officer). And we understand this convention. lollol lol lol
No apology required... I don't tend to bookmark threads either. :)
I have to also admit only knowing about them because I was required to read them a while back, although, as you say Anne Curry is always on top of her game. Medieval army numbers are really difficult to pin down. It was very common to raise troops for an army, especially on the continent, just to have them available for the menial tasks like digging and siege work.[/ quote]
I think that Anne Curry really pinned down what is a likely approximation of the numbers of French at Agincourt. Her book, Agincourt, A new History goes to great lengths to place the main French protagonists where they were at particular points in the campaign (in as far as that is possible) and it does seem, to me, that she makes some very good points on just how many soldiers it was possible to get to that little village on Friday 25th of October 1415.QuoteThe later Francs-Archers became synonymous with the expression 'Francs-Taupins' ('Free Moles' or 'Free Beetles', depending on who you believe), although they were originally different entities. The militias in Italy, with the exception of the 'select' ones like Milan and Venice, had also become a means of just raising labourers for the same tasks by the mid-fifteenth century.
Indeed, I concur. The term Franks Archers may be one of the most misunderstood terms in Late Medieval history as it meant very different things at different times.QuoteAll of these 'non-soldiers', along with the camp followers, servants and whatever else, were probably numbered amongst 'armies', hugely inflating their numbers to the casual observer and his readers, who most likely understood the same conventions. Later generations though, like us, tend to be more literal and we take 'an army of x thousand men' as meaning just that.
Froissart, the master of exaggeration is a prime example of this. Though it has to be born in mind that he was using literary convention not unfamiliar for the 'period'QuoteNevertheless, Henry's victory was still an achievement and very much against the odds... just perhaps not as much as it's been 'bigged-up' over the centuries.
Indeed. A triumph against the odds it was. Just that the odds weren't as large as most Medieval military historians would have us believe. This is especially exemplified in the work of the modern author, Juliet Barker.
Darrell.
Yes. In our modern times, if an observer says that a political demonstration brought 10,000 people in the street in France, it could mean that there was 5,000 people (if the observer is one of the organisers) or 15,000 people (if the observer is a police officer). And we understand this convention. lol
Jehu has Jezebel thrown from her tower for her sins and she dies crushed by horses and eaten by dogshttp://www.academia.edu/522310/Stepmothers_as_Villains_the_dark_side_of_Medieval_Motherhood
I would like to think it was done with a bit more respect myself, but it's probably not far off the mark. Most companies begrudge the time spent on archaeology during development, so who knows?
Going off at a total tangent, re St Anthony's fire - Brian Callison wrote a book back in 1980 called "The Auriga Madness". The story was about a merchant ship's crew who are going mad, some of them homicidally, due to ergot poisoning. A good read and worth buying if you come across it in a charity shop.Sounds a good read, found a copy for €0. 24
I didn't know this picture. Interesting. They played in underpants.It was probably the quickest way of retrieving their balls
The norman conquest of sicily 1061-1072This is interesting, thank you.
It examines the composition of the Norman and Muslim armies, in terms not only of numbers but also of the ration of cavalry, infantry and auxiliary Units, fighting tactics in the field
http://wih.sagepub.com/content/17/4/381.full.pdf+html
Further news on the 'King Alfred' exhumationIf they continue to exhumate old kings, while the Royal family is still busy making new ones, they will have too many kings in the UK!? :D lol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23529567
>:( >:( The thieving gits should be hung up in gibbets!! >:( >:(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23689523
Years ago I worked on an archeological dig in the UK. During the dinner break I went for a wander in the nearby Woods and found, in the Spill from a rabbit hole, a 14th century coin. Like any good Person I left it where it was and reported it to the dig leader. For the next week they took a Team who dug out a huge square of the woodland..and found bugger all.
I know in this country (the UK), field-walkers seek out molehills on protected sites that can't be dug.
Part of Offa's Dyke demolished
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10246591/Stretch-of-8th-century-Offas-Dyke-flattened.html
What is next?With HS2 a hell of a lot more by the Looks of things.
Part of Offa's Dyke demolished
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10246591/Stretch-of-8th-century-Offas-Dyke-flattened.html
108 crusader period Gold coins found in Castle at Arsuf http://www.goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Articles/Newsletter/Pages/Large-Cache-Of-Crusader-Period-Gold-Found-Off-Israeli-Coastal-City.aspx
now that´s where I´d left them :D
Should there really be anything "news" about the Medieval Age? Wasn't it like, a looooong time ago? :P:) As soon as News is News it isn´t News anymore, it´s old News, so the News that is News hasn´t happened yet which makes it no News until it becomes News which means it´s not News as soon as it becomes news. o_o
:) As soon as News is News it isn´t News anymore, it´s old News, so the News that is News hasn´t happened yet which makes it no News until it becomes News which means it´s not News as soon as it becomes news. o_o
6th Century Danish Feasting Hall Unearthed!The pic of the overgrown Gollum getting it´s arm ripped off!! :o
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/features/feasting-and-fighting-the-longlost-secrets-of-beowulf-8784510.html
Darrell.
Re-opening of a "cold case" (even if it is very cold!) is news, isn't it? :D ;)Depends. If it´s a cold case then People know that it happened so they could re-open it so it wouldn´t be News unless everyone who had been previously involved at the time it was News were all history .............
The pic of the overgrown Gollum getting it´s arm ripped off!! :o
Anyway he is not dead yet, he will complain to his mum and ask her to come and fight Beowulf who has been cruel to him. :D
Petronuva believes the discovery of the ring is the oldest proven case of serial murder
Is it just me, or is the Independent website as ugly as sin?
Henry III´s pet elephant
http://www.finerollshenry3.org.uk/redist/pdf/fm-06-2012.pdf
(http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/elephant-henry-iii.jpg)Apparently it died from drinking too much red wine!
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http://www.ferteclairbois.com/video_13.php
(look at the other videos also).
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LchXNKPZblU/UjHprzTDtBI/AAAAAAAAF80/dLzk64VzbCs/s1600/Middle+Aged.jpg)
The Experience of Civilian Populations during the Hundred Years War in France 1330-1440
http://www.bcmh.org.uk/archive/articles/FrenchCiviliansBennett.pdf
a flat-packed boat
Made by IKEA? :D
Yes. 'Härja' viking longship, 599:-.
Out of Stock...
Azincourt Battlefield was somewhere else!? :oStrange. I don't know the place, but yes the English would probably have defended above the narrow valley, than on a flat field. This needs more research.
http://www.academia.edu/3985676/Sutherland_T.L._2006_The_Battle_of_Agincourt_An_Alternative_Location_Journal_of_Conflict_Archaeology_1_245-265
Site of the Battle of Edgecote registered.Nice one..in more ways than one
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10364963/New-blow-for-HS2-as-lost-battlefield-is-found-on-route.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10364963/New-blow-for-HS2-as-lost-battlefield-is-found-on-route.html)
An interesting story, but I'd hardly call finding two graves in a graveyard a "twist".Maybe they mean Twist as in the Card game...but having a lead coffin would really mean playing top trumps :)
Ah, I remember that book now; I read it over twenty years ago from the library! IIRC, there were a couple of historical gaffes, but only a couple and still a bloody good yarn.The film makers will probably add a few "Play to the public historical mistakes" of thier own, I just can´t see how they will be able to get away with having the whole Story condensed into one film..I´m going to read the book again as well :)
Now I want to read it again.
I've been looking at that on the local news. Apparently some old Spanish woman has volunteered to help them restore the paintings.
I like the Headline..An archaeological dig near a castle in Gwynedd has uncovered human remains and what could be an old church building
Is it actually in the grounds of Harlech Castle ?
"…when ordinary lay-people harnessed themselves to carts"lol lol
What is extraordinary about this? Since the 1960s most people have been harnessing themselves to cars (although they believe they are driving them) for social status and self-esteem. :D
Been following him for a while now..and the bows were nobbly. There´s a site which Shows a lot of original bows that have been found..I´ll try and find the site again
They are great although I have not seen bows depicted as knobbly and 'unfinished' as they are by this illustrator, before. Were they like this?
Medieval barbie...
I dread to think what they would say if I ever confessed to dressing up like barbie dolls (actually I already do I just don't tell anybody).
I dread to think what they would say if I ever confessed to dressing up like barbie dolls (actually I already do I just don't tell anybody).
Fixed that for you mate.
My girl linked me to this article, aparently new evidence sugests that half the Viking warior remains were in fact female! Sounds like we need a lot of new miniatures for them. :D
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/09/female-viking-warriors-proof-swords (http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/09/female-viking-warriors-proof-swords)
I can now start painting at least as many shield maidens as I have bearded warriors.But aren't Vikings like dwarves, wouldn't the shield maidens have beards too? lol I think it was a side-effect from eating all those books...
I am willingly take the news as gospel truthas an excuse to thatI can now start painting at least as many shield maidens as I have bearded warriors.
Investigators said they believed damage to the pelvis was caused by a thin dagger stabbed into the buttocks. While this injury could in theory have caused fatal bleeding, it was unlikely to have been the cause of death as Richard's armour would have protected this part of the body.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-29222775 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-29222775)
Thanks....I try my best :)
By the way, well done Paul, for almost single-handedly keeping this interesting medieval news-feed going... I certainly appreciate these occasional snippets, thank you... :)
OLDEST CANNONBALL FOUND IN UK.
For those who've missed this news, the oldest cannonball has been confirmed as a find at the Battle of Northampton (1460) site.
A great find and very important as recognition for the battlefield - local to me - which is at risk of development and is now hopefully on the cusp of some support, in form of inclusion in the development of Delapre Abbey buildings as tourist centre.
more here in the link. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/cannon-ball-found-on-battle-of-northampton-site-could-be-uk-s-oldest-1-6576603
Simon.
The interesting read about the curious case of Lambert Simnel:
http://m.historyextra.com/feature/tudors/lambert-simnel-richard-iii’s-heir-who-had-stronger-claim-throne-henry-vii
The interesting read about the curious case of Lambert Simnel:
http://m.historyextra.com/feature/tudors/lambert-simnel-richard-iii’s-heir-who-had-stronger-claim-throne-henry-vii
OLDEST CANNONBALL FOUND IN UK.Could the damage to the cannonball (it´s made of lead ) be from ploughing? Is or was the field where it was found ploughed?
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/cannon-ball-found-on-battle-of-northampton-site-could-be-uk-s-oldest-1-6576603
Simon.
Get involved!I´m going :)
Agincourt 1000 archer shoot reenactment 2015: It will be the event of a lifetime!
Forum:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1533361133575243/
Darrell.
I´m going :)
I was part of the FB Group until some spotty IT cockwomble at FB blocked my account >:(
We'll have to meet up Paul.Same here concerning funds..but it´s a date :-D I´ll look into the possibilities of Camping..they are a bit "strict" about it in France (as I found out once )
I'm thinking of dossing it and camping if that's possible. Funds are of a serious question as this year and last have not been kind to my wallet..... but I'm getting there if I have to walk! Hey! I could get a Ferry to Harflour and walk the rest of the way!! lol lol
Same here concerning funds..but it´s a date :-D I´ll look into the possibilities of Camping..they are a bit "strict" about it in France (as I found out once )
After Braveheart..
Has it been released yet?
http://tilefilms.ie/productions/after-braveheart-showreel-enterprise-ireland-mipco/
Apparently it was shown on January 15th and January 22nd in Ireland this year.
http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4287904&tpl=archnews&force=1
and will be shown in N.I and Scotland later in 2015.
Nothing anywhere as to wether it will be released on DVD
and possibly related...Gerbils and the black death
http://news.discovery.com/animals/gerbils-not-rats-behind-spread-of-black-plague-150224.htm
'Robin Hood Was a Loan Shark'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7385198/New-book-claims-Robin-Hood-stole-from-the-rich-and-lent-to-the-poor.html
...........................and he quivered over interest rates :)
All rather fascinating...
Really more Ancient / Dark Age news than out and out mdeieval, but fascinating nevertheless, for students of the waves of invasions that shaped Britannia...
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/18/genetic-study-30-percent-white-british-dna-german-ancestry
Digging beneath the building, the family soon discovered a subterranean world, “tracing back before the birth of Jesus: a Messapian tomb, a Roman granary, a Franciscan chapel and even etchings from the Knights Templar:..and all that I find when digging a hole is, well, the bottom of the hole...
Would the tie strings of someones Pants influence the outcome of a fight?
They actually made up duel lists with all the pieces of a knight’s harness from the underwear out, with lawyers creating specifications for everything from the dimensions of the weapons to the metal of the rivets in the armoured gauntlets and the materials for making the tie-strings for the underwearThe full text describing clothing and equipments of the (14th century) Beaumanoir vs Tournemine duel, mentioned in the thesis, is easy to find (in French) it was copied from period sources in the 18th century. The first time I've read it I was astonished by so many details.
Would the tie strings of someones Pants influence the outcome of a fight?As a Re-enactor I have always been wearing pants and underwear as authentic as possible, so I can answer to this question with my own experience.
A series of "very unusual burials" were found at the site, including a woman found in a face down position, another who was a victim of blunt force trauma to the back of the head, and a stillborn child.?? How do they know it was stillborn?
Like other deviant burials, in which the dead were buried with a brick in the mouth, nailed or staked to the ground, or even decapitated and dismembered, the prone burials aimed to humiliate the dead and impede the individual from rising from the grave.http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/medieval-witch-girl-likely-just-suffered-from-scurvy-150502.htm
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of hundreds of medieval scholars, all fallen upon hard times, on the site what is now a Cambridge College.Well, at least one (far left) was buried with a glass of beer ::)
BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play in the UK only.:'( :'( :'( :'(
:'( :'( :'( :'(
Maybe someone's uploaded uo on Youtube Paul?
Darrell.
Brilliant!!! Thanks Matey :) :) :) :) :) :)
Limitations imposed by wearing armour on Medieval soldiers' locomotor performanceI´d have thought it was obvious..or?
The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchers? and the lacking protection but ignoring the holes made in them by arrows would have made things a lot better?
I´d have thought it was obvious..or?
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/07/15/rspb.2011.0816
? and the lacking protection but ignoring the holes made in them by arrows would have made things a lot better?
Following the "weighed down reduces the Chance of a win" then...a swarm of armed but naked French would have won with ease? I suppose they could have covered the ground a bit more quickly...but then had a mild disadvantage against the english who were wearing armour.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2259/heavy_metal_hardens_battle
Thinking about it..how Long did it take them to cross the field anyway? Must have been hellish!
I suppose they could have had the majority kitted out with shields but how effective is a shield at stopping an arrow?
The question does not really fit the period . These knights could not think to go to battle without their amour, even if the king had ordered so (and he wouldn't have).
The duke of Brittany had his own idea about speed of movement: for diplomatical reasons he had agreed to come and help the French king... but he managed to arrive at Agincourt after the battle. :D
The question does not really fit the period . These knights could not think to go to battle without their amour, even if the king had ordered so (and he wouldn't have).Exactly.. :)and that´s why the Headline from leeds UNI saying
The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchersMind you..their sttement isn´t suprising with some of the speculative cr*p a lot of uni´s come out with these days to Support extending thier funding for grants to Research the bleedin obvious.... I´m thinking of starting one up...medieval horses would have moved much more quickly without thier riders....3 year Research grant no probs.
I´m thinking of starting one up...medieval horses would have moved much more quickly without thier riders....3 year Research grant no probs.
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looks like a spell caster from frostgrave to me ;)
Was ist das??? ??? ??? ???Catweazel´s brother?
Darrell.
Catweazel´s brother?
Medieval 3D walkaround anyone?
http://www.timeref.com/3dindex.htm
Same happened to me..but then I switched to Firefox. :)
New for the woman who has everything
(http://uiimages.parfumo.de/5/3/62995_3debc6ef47c1edf0d9b39dfc1e56ff6f.jpg)
it´s real...
http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/2015/08/decapitation/
"Free"* course - Agincourt 1415: Myth and Reality
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/agincourt
*The course is free but the certificate of completion will probably won´t be
I enrolled a month or so ago- it's a must do as Anne Curry is one of the 'tutors'..... :)Oh Oh!! I was a wee bit sceptical about joining (I have) as I´ve done a future learn thingy and TBH honest it was on the Level of a 1960´s "look and learn" article. Theories presented as fact etc, and in the same way as asking a look and learn article a question..no answers were given.
Darrell.
Theories presented as fact etc,28mins; French Battle plan
"it seems so because it´s in the english Archive"It seems so?? So, because it´s in the archive it MUST have been taken before the battle??
Might be fun...at an appropiate Point, bung in the Name Jehan de Waurin :D :D32.mins;only the english accounts are mentioned.
You can read about 32 important individuals and episodes from England's medieval history, including the Battle of Hastings, the Signing of Magna Carta, the Peasant's Revolt and Margery Kempe...and Robin Hood ???
Our education system isn’t working, and we need to find outside and intuitive ways to teach historyAdding what basically is a myth won´t help that ::)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/12/remains-of-henry-v-warship-believed-to-be-buried-in-hampshire
On 20 February 1414 Soper received £100 in part payment for constructing the ‘Saint Claire of Ipsam’ and, two days later, £100 towards the construction of the ‘Holigost’. In the summer of 1414 he received a further £496 4s 2d towards the construction of the ‘Holigost’ and £20 for its cables. On 30 October 1414, £125 was given to him for the building of the ‘Saint Claire’, and in the following month a further £20 for cables for the ‘Holigost’ purchased from a roper of Bridport. In January 1415 further work was carried on the ‘Holigost’. This included the painting of swans, antelopes and coats of arms on the ship. These ships were well armed, with an inventory of 1416 for the Holigost, including 7 cannons, 14 bows, 91 sheaves of arrows, 6 crossbows, 3 pole-axes and 27 bascinets (helmets).
Interesting.lthough there can´t be much left of the ship.
Just found this on the "Holigost"
Excellent! I don't know where you pluck this info from but it's all good for me :)What´s interesting is he (Soper) getting payments for two ships.. the Clerk paying is getting confused and calls the re-named clare the holigost (and visa versa) ?
Darrell.
What´s interesting is he (Soper) getting payments for two ships.. the Clerk paying is getting confused and calls the re-named clare the holigost (and visa versa) ?or a different Holigost (holighost)
Neat, the top pic Shows how huge the dio is :o
New location for the battle of Crécy:
http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/29/new-location-for-the-battle-of-crecy-discovered/
Solving the "Longbow Puzzle": why did France and Scotland keep their inferior crossbows?
http://boingboing.net/2016/01/20/solving-the-longbow-puzzle.html
Solving the "Longbow Puzzle": why did France and Scotland keep their inferior crossbows?
http://boingboing.net/2016/01/20/solving-the-longbow-puzzle.html
For France it's true for a short period of time: late 14th - early 15th C. but there is nothing to "solve", there are historical references (although I haven't them at hand just now). Charles V encouraged the people to learn the bow, then Charles VI (the "Mad King") discouraged it - I think that Froissart (?) wrote somewhere it was because the nobles were afraid of the commoners - then Charles VII restablished it...
Back on news...
Although this may be borderline Ancients / Medieval...
A splendid Anglo-Saxon helmet to rival Sutton Hoo
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/nov/23/ornate-gold-helmet-from-staffordshire-hoard-recreated
An update on the Staffordshire Hoard in the news...
50 gold sword pommels :o :o :o
And they call it the Dark Ages...
;)
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/01/staffordshire-hoard-archaeologists-academic-research-gold-ornaments
For the lovers of Heraldry: all the 550+ images from the 1581 edition of Le Blason des Armoiries. Contemporary handcoloured - might be useful for some!That is rather cool.
https://metabotnik.com/projects/641/
I wonder who was the bearer of the Three Billy Goats Gruff shield - the one with three white (silver?) goat heads with red horns on a sable shield.
News From Pictland!
http://www.bajrfed.co.uk/bajrpress/tap-o-noth-new-pictish-dating-and-details-of-up-to-800-hut-platforms/
Huge new Pictish settlement uncovered in pretty much the middle of nowhere, here in the north east