August 11, 2010 | Posted by Mark
I blogged about the fantastic Pase Domesday project yesterday, which is an online reference tool to access data about people and places from the Domesday Book. What I should have mentioned as well is what seems to not be available from Pase Domesday, which is all the detail of what customs and fees are owed [...]
Categories: Medieval History | 
Tags: Domesday Book, England, History, Medieval, Middle Ages, Pase Domesday, Social Sciences, William the Conqueror | 
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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 | View Comments
August 2, 2010 | Posted by Mark
Although George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire series are fantasy fiction, and therefore anything goes, there is no denying that it is set within a fairly strong medieval setting. The Knights, titled Ser rather Sir, ride warhorses, joust with lances, feast in castle halls etc. I think one of the strengths [...]
Categories: Book Review - Fantasy, Medieval History | Tags: Clash of Kings, Dover Castle, Fantasy, George R. R. Martin, History, Middle Ages, Song of ice & fire | View Comments
December 24, 2009 | Posted by Mark
This looks quite interesting, and the plot is definitely up my street: “14th century crusaders take a woman accused of witchcraft to an abbey where the monks will examine her and determine if her sorcery is the cause of the Black Plague which has decimated Europe.” Video Trailer for Season of the Witch And here: [...]
Categories: Film | Tags: Add new tag, Black Death, Black Plague, Fantasy, George Romero, History, Middle Ages, Witchcraft | View Comments
October 29, 2009 | Posted by Mark
This is a classic myth and misconception about history and its epochs and one I’m sure many people realise. The Renaissance, the rebirth of classical learning made new by writers and scholars such as Michaelangelo and Petrarch, did not start after the Middle Ages, it was actually a phenomenon that started probably in the late [...]
Categories: Medieval Myths | Tags: 13th century, 14th century, Dante Alighieri, Filippo Brunelleschi, History, Middle Ages, Petrarch, Renaissance | View Comments
