See Europe’s Ruined Medieval Castles Come Back to Life
The past is often a refuge from the present. Whether it’s where you were two weeks ago or 10 years ago, there’s a certain security
3 April 2020
Philippa Of Hainault: Mother Of The English Nation by Kathryn Warner
Philippa Of Hainault written by Kathryn Warner, is the first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen. The wife of King Edward III, Philippa
18 October 2019
Notre Dame Fire: Pictures
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16 April 2019
Notre Dame Fire: Video
Notre Dame on Fire Fire engulfs Notre Dame Spire Collapses Full Notre Dame Fire coverage (NBC News, 5 hours)
16 April 2019
Dr Sean Cunningham talks Prince Arthur at the National Archives
We featured Dr Sean Cunningham’s book Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was a couple years ago on this site. Now you have chance
19 March 2019
MAP#79: Richard the Lionheart and author W.B. Bartlett
In today’s lesson we are joined by author Wayne Bartlett to discuss Richard the Lionheart! Wayne’s new book Richard the Lionheart: The Crusader King of
2 May 2018
Joan of Arc and ‘The Great Pity of the Land of France’ by Moya Longstaffe
Joan of Arc played a pivotal role in the Hundred Years’ War and the future of France. Moya Longstaffe returns to the original sources, employs
8 January 2018
Medieval treasure unearthed at the Abbey of Cluny
A large medieval treasure has been unearthed during excavations last September at the Abbey of Cluny, a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. The
5 December 2017
Saxon workshop evidence found by amateur archaeologists in Somerset
Amateur archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be a Saxon workshop in a dig in Somerset. The foundations were uncovered along with a large
16 February 2017
Shadow of the Cross by Dmitry Yakhovsky Giveaway!
We are part of a book tour for Dmitry Yakhovsky’s new graphic novel Shadow of the Cross. Dmitry wrote a guest post for the site.
9 December 2016
MAP#71: The Children’s Crusade 1212
The Children’s Crusade 1212 In the summer of 1212 a French boy and a German boy had separate visions of freeing the Holy Land from
6 September 2016
Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was by Sean Cunningham
Virtual book tours are taking over the internet. Earlier this year we took part in the blog tour for Kristie Dean’s book On The Trail
31 July 2016
‘Joan of Arc’ ring sells for £240,000 after English v French bidding battle
A medieval ring long associated with Joan of Arc sold for £240,000 – almost 30 times its estimate – at Timeline Auctions in Bloomsbury on
11 March 2016
DNA From Medieval Skeletons Reveals Earliest Muslims In France
Archaeologists have long known about Arab-Muslim expansion throughout the Mediterranean region in the Middle Ages. Reaching the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD, Arab armies and
25 February 2016
MAP#68: Combat of the Thirty
During the first phase of the Hundred Years War a smaller war broke out in France, the Breton War of Succession. Wars of Succession always
13 October 2015
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