History Channel:
2/28/2011
Ancient Discoveries: Ancient Commandoes (11:00am-12:00pm)
Exactly as they do today, ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man. Battle through storms and five foot snowdrifts to reveal the tech and truth behind the world earliest known ski commandos. Journey to the deserts of Egypt and reveal how […]
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Soke:
1) Land attached to a central manor for payment of dues and for judicial purposes. Often large units - perhaps of very ancient origin. (Wood, Michael. Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England, 214)
2) In London, the estate within the city of a lord who retained some jurisdiction over his tenants. (Reynolds, Susan. An […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on February 25th, 2011 | No Comments »
Máel Coluim mac Donnchad, also known as Malcolm III or Canmore or Long-Neck, was King of the Scots from1058-1093. He was the eldest son of King Duncan I, and he ruled Scotland in the last years of Edward the Confessor’s reign of England and for the entire reign of William the Conqueror. The territory he […]
Filed under: People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 24th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England
By David C. Douglas
Paperback: 488 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (May 1, 1967)
ISBN-10: 0520003500
In this scholarly work, David C. Douglas takes an exhaustive look at the life of Duke William II of Normandy. The book is broken out into four parts: The Young Duke, The Duke in His […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on February 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
From the Ozark Medieval Castle Guide blog:
On tour at the Ozark Medieval Fortress, after seeing the full-sized trebuchet, guests often ask, “How far will that catapult throw a stone?” It is really common for people to get mixed up on the Medieval war machines. There is a big difference between a catapult and […]
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A vicomte was a French nobleman corresponding in rank to a British or Irish viscount. A comte was the same as a count.
*Source: Oxford Dictionary (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com)
From the Chronicles of Froissart:
JEAN FROISSART, the most representative of the chroniclers of the later Middle Ages, was born at Valenciennes in 1337. The Chronicle which, more than his […]
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From The English Historical Review:
The Norman succession, 996–1135
By John le Patourel
English Historical Review, Vol.86 (1971)
Introduction: It is well known that as William the Conqueror lay dying in a suburb of Rouen during the early autumn of 1087 he divided his inheritance among his three sons. He ‘allowed’ (as this is generally expressed) his eldest […]
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An interesting post from Medieval News, with reference articles.
A Viking legend tells of a glowing ’sunstone’ that, when held up to the sky, revealed the position of the Sun even on a cloudy day. It sounds like magic, but scientists measuring the properties of light in the sky say that polarizing crystals — which function […]
Filed under: Medieval News, Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »
