EnglishEnglish longbow used in modern-day attack
Submitted by Justin on Mon, 2005-05-23 20:05
Sun online, from the UK, reports that a 46-year-old man was shot from behind with an arrow from a longbow in an apparently-unprovoked roadside attack.
"Early British Kingdoms" Offers Roadmap to British History
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005-05-22 16:01
David Nash Ford's Early British Kingdoms website provides a virtual roadmap of the Celtic nations from Roman times through the "Dark Ages."
Selviergard to Invest New Baron & Baroness
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2005-05-20 08:29
Viscount Syr Georg of Glaciers Edge and Viscountess Katrazina Porajski will be the new Baron and Baroness of Selviergard in the Principality of Oertha.
Reality Series Looks at Monastic Life
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2005-05-19 17:12
The Monastery, a new series airing on the BBC, challenges modern men to live the lives of medieval monks in the Benedictine Worth Abbey in Sussex, England.
English Heritage Tournament starts off with great spectacle.
Submitted by thomasFlamanc on Wed, 2005-05-18 08:07
Saturday the 14th of May 2005 saw a new Series of English Heritage Tournaments start in spectacular style with displays of archery, mounted skill at arms, falconry, foot combant and culminating in the always-magnificent joust.
Quarry Dig Reveals Iron Age Shoe
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005-05-17 11:31
The oldest Iron Age shoe ever discovered in the United Kingdom has been unearthed at a quarry near Wellington, England. The 2,000-year-old shoe has still visible lace holes.
Anglo-Saxon Pendant Declared Treasure
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005-05-14 10:50
An early 7th century oval pendant discovered near West Shropshire, England, has been declared a treasure by the coroner at the Shrewsbury Coroner's Court.
"Spamalot" nominated for fourteen Tony Awards
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2005-05-11 14:43
"Spamalot", Monty Python's new musical based on the cult classic movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, garnered fourteen nominations for Tony awards, including best musical.
Rose Theatre Site Casts Light on Elizabethan Life
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005-05-10 15:06
Soil samples taken from the site of London's Elizabethan Rose Theatre reveals that the 16th century theatre experience was "a huge party."
"Streets Through Time" Presents Sights and Sounds of Medieval England
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005-05-10 11:24
English Heritage will give visitors to Kenilworth, England a chance to experience the "sights and sounds" of the Middle Ages when they present Streets Through Time.
Learn Old English Online
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2005-05-06 18:42
Professor Murray McGillivray of the University of Calgary is offering an interactive course in Old English online.
Roman rabbit dinner may pinpoint introduction of rabbits to England
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2005-05-03 10:07
The 2000-year-old remains of a butchered rabbit, thought to have been the dinner of a Roman, have led scholars to believe that rabbits were introduced to Britain following the Roman invasion in the year 43 AD.
Dark Age Metalworks Discovered in Pembrokeshire
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005-04-30 14:23
Natural gas workers at a site in Milford Haven were surprised to unearth what may well be a metalworks plant dating to the 9th century.
Missing Canterbury Manuscript Recovered
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005-04-30 11:30
An 11th century gospel lectionary, missing from Canterbury Cathedral since the mid-16th century, has been recovered.
Regia Anglorum to sponsor living history exhibit at SCA event
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 2005-04-27 14:47
Micel Folcland, the Wisconsin-Illinois-Indiana wic of Regia Anglorum North America, is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring its first Living History Exhibition (LHE) at Jubilee Old English Fair near Brimfield, Illinois, on the weekend of 17-19 June, 2005.
Regia Anglorum Living History Exhibit
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 2005-04-27 10:28
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Shakespeare portrait a fake, say experts
Submitted by Karen on Sun, 2005-04-24 13:02
Top art authorities at the UK's National Portrait Gallery have determined that one of the best-known portraits of William Shakespeare was painted two centuries after his death.
The Worst Jobs in History
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2005-04-20 15:35
Tony Robinson looks at the worst jobs in English history for a new series produced by Britain's Channel 4. The website includes a quiz to let readers see which jobs best suit them.
University of Nevada presents Claire Bloom in "Shakespeare's Women"
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 2005-04-20 08:23
Noted actress Claire Bloom stars in a production of "Shakespeare's Women" on Saturday, April 23, at the University of Nevada -- Las Vegas.
Books to be Removed from Bodleian Library
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2005-04-18 19:08
A renovation and modernization project at Oxford's Bodleian Library would see most of the 6 million books housed in the main building moved to other locations.
Hamsters Built Stonehenge?
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2005-04-18 11:33
Want the REAL story behind famous British historical events? The Hamster Theatre Company offers "a series of tableaux depicting great (and disastrous) moments in British history."
Norman Horse Bit Excites Researchers
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005-04-17 12:11
The study and replication of a Norman curb bit was the subject of a recent program from Britain's Time Team archaeologists.
Class System in Medieval Coventry Studied
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005-04-17 10:25
Archaeologists working in Coventry, England are attempting to uncover the truth of the city's medieval class system before a development project halts their work.
Micel Folcland
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 2005-04-13 21:48
Micel Folcland, the proposed Wisconsin-Illinois (and Indiana) branch of Regia Anglorum North America, is pleased to announced that it has put up a web page. If you are interested in serious living history, please stop by.
New Scientific Methods Used to Study Medieval Diet
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005-04-12 18:45
"Fast or feast: reconstructing diet in later medieval England by stable isotope analysis," an article by Michael P. Richardsa, appears in a recent issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science.
Cheese Rolling to Draw Crowds During Festival
British subjects will flock to the town of Cheshire, England Easter weekend for the annual Cheese Rolling Championship. This year's competition will include teams from Lancashire and Stilton as well as the local favorites.
MC busts some Chaucer at Oakland high school
Submitted by Karen on Mon, 2005-03-28 08:34
Students at a high school in Oakland, California, attended a performance of "The Rap Canterbury Tales" by Dirk "Baba" Brinkman, a "hip-hop Chaucer rapper."
Villagers Save Historic Medieval Church
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005-03-26 08:40
All Saints' Church in Beckingham, England has been saved thanks to community efforts which secured a grant from English Heritage.
Chaworth Roll Will Remain in England
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2005-03-23 19:04
A 14th genealogical roll written in Norman French was sold recently to a private collector, assuring that the manuscript will remain in England.
Archeologists Find Base for Norwich Market Cross
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005-03-22 18:37
A 15th century cross that once graced the market square in medieval Norwich, England was torn down in 1732 and sold for UK£125. Now archaeologists have uncovered the cross' foundations.
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