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LIVING THE HISTORY: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014. MAGNA CARTA by Dan Jones. My review for The History Girls. I've just reviewed Dan Jones' book MAGNA CARTA for The History Girls. Here's the url. I thought the book was excellent and would recommend it for anyone's bookshelf. My review of Magna Carta by Dan Jones. Tuesday, December 23, 2014. IF IT'S CHRISTMAS IT'S CHINON: The festive itinerary of Henry II. I post over at THE HISTORY GIRLS. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Publishing in paperback 17th November 2015 in the UK. US pa...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM MARSHAL
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Monday, May 14, 2012. CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM MARSHAL. The son the countess, and all the knighs appeared, vying with one another to be the first on a scene which sorely distressed them. He spoke these words to all present:. I am dying, and commend you to God, I am no longer able to think of your needs, for I cannot fight against death.'. Today, the 14th of May, is the anniversary of William Marshal's death, but as the Histoire says, it is a time to celebrate his memory. and the entire, wonder...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: Regia Anglorum. Panoramic view of Wychurst
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Thursday, August 05, 2010. Regia Anglorum. Panoramic view of Wychurst. I have just been sent this url and it is wonderful! My re-enactment society at Wychurst, the hall we have built ourselves - well I haven't been there yet, but I made a donation to provide seed for flowers etc outside the manor. http:/ www.j-a-willetts-esq.com/wildwood.html. That looks like home. From a modern pov, it looks awfully crowded, but then, were not recreating modern times. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Professor Michae...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: January 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY? Perhaps and perhaps not: A reply to Catherine Armstrong's essay on the Marshal Effigies. I wrote to Catherine setting out my case for disagreeing with her on the issue of the arms and armour some years ago, and received a thank you note, but nothing more. I've been intending to write out my refutation argument and put it in the public arena for several years now, and I have finally got around to it. William Marshal's son William II. And covered the...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: WILLIAM MARSHAL NON FICTION WORKS: A roundup.
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Sunday, June 21, 2015. WILLIAM MARSHAL NON FICTION WORKS: A roundup. So I thought I'd do a roundup with my opinion. A couple have full reviews. Onto the reference works. William Marshal Knighthood War and Chivalry 1147-1219 by David Crouch. NB The Marshal letters and charters were supposed to have been made available as a publication from the Camden Society in July 2015, but it now looks as if it may be November. THE BEST OF THE REST. The Knight Who Saved England by Richard Brooks. This work is mostly a ...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: Adeliza of Louvain. Lady of The English. The Forgotten Queen.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010. Adeliza of Louvain. Lady of The English. The Forgotten Queen. I won't be writing a Medieval Monday this week as I've written this main blogpost about one of my female leads from the work in progress. The Empress Matilda shares the credits with her stepmother, Adeliza of Louvain in the new novel. While many readers probably know at least something about the Empress, Adeliza has been less in the public eye and is not well documented by history. Stephen came to Arundel and the Empr...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: May 2015
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. THE MARSHALS AND KING JOHN: A paper from this year's Mortimer Society Conference. I was asked by the organisers of the Mortimer Society Conference if I would give a paper loosely on the subject of matters or personalities concerned with Magna Carta for their annual day of lectures at Hereford Academy. THE MARSHALS AND KING JOHN. William Marshal as imagined by the artistic talent. Of Diana Popovic Dicso. I am going to begin with a quote from the Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal.
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LIVING THE HISTORY: February 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. REVIEW OF LOST LETTERS OF MEDIEVAL LIFE. For my February turn on The History Girls I have reviewed this marvellous book by historians Martha Carlin and David Crouch. Well worth reading. LOST LETTERS OF MEDIEVAL LIFE. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Publishing in paperback 17th November 2015 in the UK. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING. I feel like someone used to watching movies in black and white but has just seen the first one in technicolor! A personal letter from a reader. I have read j...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: July 2015
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Wednesday, July 08, 2015. RECONSTRUCTING MEDIEVAL GARMENTS: A guest post by Katrin Kania. I was asked to write the introduction to the above rather marvellous reference book and was truly delighted to do so. As I say in the introduction, if I'd had this around during my long apprenticeship in finding out what I needed to know to write my novels, my path would have been considerably less burdened! It really is worth having on your bookshelf. Gillian's post will follow next week. Living History people and ...
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LIVING THE HISTORY: Empress Matilda's Bling!
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Monday, May 03, 2010. But back to the Empress. When Matilda left Germany as a widow in 1125 or 1126, she returned to Normandy bearing a wealth of treasure acquired during her marriage - among which was at least one dubious (mis) appropriation - the Hand of Saint James, which she presented to Reading Abbey. There is a little about the hand here. Http:/ www.strangebritain.co.uk/allthingsodd/hand.html. This one is German and dates to around. 1240, but earlier, similar examples are. The cuff or sleeve. All t...
