*Times are Eastern Time
History Channel:
3/17/2011
The Saxons (12-1pm, and 6-7pm)
Travel with the Saxon pirates as they ravage the British coast. In an orgy of pagan worship, the early Saxon leaders sweep across Britain, facing the Christians and their barbarian brothers in a bloody rivalry for power and land. After witnessing the slaughter of his entire […]
Filed under: Medieval History TV Guide, Middle Ages History on March 14th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After years of waiting for the highly anticipated book five in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, a release date has finally been set for A Dance with Dragons. The date is July 12, 2011.
George confirms it himself on his Web site.
It’s been a few years since I read A Feast […]
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy on March 7th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I Am the Chosen King by Helen Hollick
Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (March 1, 2011)
ISBN-10: 140224066X
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Hollick (A Hollow Crown) constructs a magnificent epic in this unabashedly pro-Saxon recounting of a turning point in English history. Twenty-two years before the Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinesson lives happily with his wife in the […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on March 3rd, 2011 | No Comments »
Edgar the Etheling (1051 - 1126) was born in Hungary. His father, Edward the Exile, spent most of his life there after the Danish king Cnut conquered England and defeated Edward’s father King Edmund II Ironside. Edgar was the last member of the house of Cerdic of Wessex. After Edward the Confessor’s death in 1066, […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Anglo-Saxons, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »
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