Posts belonging to Category Medieval History

As part of my research for the novel Hell has its Demons, I have been doing some further research on the English Royal Family in 1376, and in particular the Black Prince. I have just added a page Key Retainers of the Black Prince in 1376. Hell has its Demons features a plot against the [...]

As the world economy appears to collapse around our ears perhaps it would be well to think about some of the historic events that have lead us here. I am blaming war. In the Middle Ages the high cost of warfare created the need for the first time to tax a realms subjects on a [...]

I have been reading The Scourging Angel by Benedict Gummer, which is an account of the Black Death in Britain. The books is well worth a look if you are interested in this period of history during the Middle Ages. One thing I came across that I didn’t know is what happened to Jewish populations [...]

Chivalry in Medieval England by Nigel Saul Hardcover: 440 pages Publisher: Harvard University Press (15 Oct 2011) Language English ISBN-10: 0674063686 ISBN-13: 978-0674063686 I think this is a new title! It’s not always easy to tell after all – for instance there seems to be another title by Nigel Saul The Age of Chivalry, but this is only 144 pages, [...]

From this recent reconstruction of his face he doesn’t look like the most pleasant of characters does he! Over-fed and arrogant are characteristics that spring to mind in fact. You can read more about the reconstruction over on the BBC website. Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury when he met his violent death during the Peasant’s [...]

Paperback ISBN:9780571240128 Published:01.03.2012 No of pages:700 The Hundred Years War, Volume 3: Divided Houses (The Middle Ages Series) is the third volume of Jonathon Sumption’s epic history of the Hundred Years War. If you want to read about every turn of this conflict then I would recommend this series of books. I got this in [...]

You may have seen this before, but I think it’s so good it’s worth another look. If not then enjoy. Have a fun Friday! Related articles Free webinar on history of medieval physics (boingboing.net) Evidence Of Medieval Irish Zombies? (buzzfeed.com) Incoming search terms:Weird on middle ages

The work of Brazilian graffiti artists commissioned by the Earl of Glasgow. Check out this great image:  Is it right though? It’s a great work of art and all that, but it does rather obscure the original building I think? What do you think? The castle is Kelburn Castle in the Scottish seaside town of [...]

                  Who would have thought it? It’s like we’re living back with the Victorians, but apparently restorers of the 13th century Italian Tree of Fertility fresco have been accused of painting over the penises and testicles hanging from the tree. For more on the controversy visit the [...]

And you thought it was all over? Well it is now. Seems to be loads of news at the moment about research into the plague/Black Death that caused mortality of up to 50% during the mid-Fourteenth century. It seems to be all unrelated items, but its a bit weird to be seeing so much in [...]