Posts belonging to Category 'Research'
August 10, 2010 | Posted by Mark
We seem to have a Norman theme today! You can now search the Domesday Book online thanks to the PASE Domesday project run by King’s College, London and the University of Cambridge. Here’s a sample output for the town where I grew up (click on the image to see it in detail): You can also [...]
Categories: Medieval History, Research | 
Tags: Domesday Book, England, History, Medieval, Middle Ages, William the Conqueror | 
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July 31, 2010 | Posted by Mark
As part of my research into magic in the Middle Ages I have been reading Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin (published in 1834). It is not the most thoroughly researched of academic texts on the subjects, but it is fine for getting an overview of legends related about a number of medieval thinkers [...]
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July 28, 2010 | Posted by Mark
If you are interested in the research of magic and witchcraft in the middle ages you may have come across the following seminal works: Henry Charles Lea‘s A History of the Inquisition (3 volumes): although this title covers all of the activities of the inquisition and therefore mainly the crime of heresy, there is also [...]
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July 17, 2010 | Posted by Mark
Telescopes weren’t invented until 1608, although lenses for eyeglasses were available from the thirteenth century onwards. This was news to me. For some reason I just sort of assumed that astronomers maybe going back to ancient times would have had some sort of telescopes available. Quite naive of me I think, but it just goes [...]
Categories: Hell has its demons, Medieval History, Research | Tags: Almagest, Astronomer, Astronomy, Ptolemy, Telescope, Telescopes Binoculars and Accessories | View Comments
April 27, 2010 | Posted by Mark
I added a new page: The English Church in 1376. The page provides an overview of the English Church in the fourteenth century together with a list of bishops in 1376 and a brief biography of each.
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December 24, 2009 | Posted by Mark
Lovely church scene and good selections of medieval art that give a feel of what Christmas may have been like in the Middle Ages. Have a great Christmas!
Categories: Medieval Belief, Research, religion | Tags: Add new tag, Christmas, Church, Daily Life, Holidays, Middle Ages | View Comments
December 19, 2009 | Posted by Mark
Berkhamsted Castle was the main residence outside London of Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince. The castle was part of the lands of the Earl of Cornwall. In it’s day it was an impressive fortification, with two moats and two walls, plus a motte and tower. Now unfortunately due to the 16th building craze most [...]
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December 3, 2009 | Posted by Mark
Were English soldiers primarily motivated by profit in the Hundred Years War? John of Gaunt, although accused by his nephew, Richard II, of only being interested in money, according to the The Lancastrian Affinity 1361-1399 by Simon Walker he probably lost money overall. Gaunt gets paid However, Gaunt was able, because of his position, to [...]
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December 2, 2009 | Posted by Mark
Just a quick update on what I have been doing recently on my novel. At the moment I am “just” doing research for my novel. This means I am reading a lot of books, making notes etc. The book I am reading at the moment is The Lancastrian Affinity 1361-1399 by Simon Walker. It describes [...]
Categories: Research | Tags: Duke of Lancaster, Edward the Black Prince, Hundred Years War, John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster | View Comments
