The Series | Battle Castle
Battle Castle brings to life mighty medieval fortifications and the epic sieges they resist: clashes that defy the limits of military technology, turn empires to dust, and transform mortals into legends.
Castles conjure thoughts of romantic tales, but make no mistake, they are built for war.
Dover: Prince Louis’ key to England. Malaga: […]
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Read more about the movie at Huffpost Entertainment…
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From USA Today:
So much for Hagar the Horrible, with his stay-at-home wife, Helga. Viking women may have equaled men moving to England in medieval invasions, suggests a look at ancient burials.
Vikings famously invaded Eastern England around 900 A.D., notes Shane McLeod of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Western Australia […]
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The Name of the Rose on Netflix Instant:
In this adaptation of Umberto Eco’s best-selling novel, 14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) and his young novice (Christian Slater) arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church’s authority […]
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Feudal Society: Vol 1: The Growth and Ties of Dependence by Marc Bloch
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (November 16, 1989)
ISBN-10: 0415039169
Product Description:
Feudal Society is the masterpiece of one of the greatest historians of the century. Marc Bloch’s supreme achievement was to recreate the vivid and complex world of Western Europe from the ninth to the […]
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A clip from Medieval Fight Book on NatGeoTV:
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The Dark Ages on Netflix Instant
Description:
Beginning with Rome’s fall in the fifth century, this History Channel presentation sheds light on the Dark Ages, covering the continent-wide chaos, including raids by Vikings, Vandals and Visigoths, bubonic plague, famine, civil unrest and more. The program takes viewers from the darkest of times to the dawn of a new […]
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From the Winona Daily News:
ALMA, Wis. — One step into Castlerock Arms and Armor Museum and guests are transported to medieval times. Alma resident Gary Schlosstein opened the doors of the museum for the first time Friday to showcase his extensive collection of medieval memorabilia.
Visitors are first greeted by one of Schlosstein’s favorite pieces, a […]
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Naifty
The state of being born in bondage or serfdom. (Bennett, H.S. Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions, 1150-1400, 338)
From the Abbot of Battle’s Court at Brithwaltham:
(Court of Brightwaltham holden on Wednesday next before the feast of S. Margaret the Virgin in the twenty-fourth year of King Edward. To this court came […]
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