Here are the News items posted on our Medieval News Blog in November 2009
Victoria & Albert Museum unveils its Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Virtual Medieval Cathedral created
Award for book ‘The Kuzari and the Shaping of Jewish Identity, 1167-1900 ‘
Call for Papers: St. Thomas Becket and the Vernacular Medieval Literature
Journal of Medieval History releases December 2009 issue
Oxford scholar wins award for medieval music manuscript
The tulip entered Europe through al-Andalus in the 11th century
Staffordshire Hoard is worth £3.285 million
Archaeological discoveries in Syria
Doctoral Student receives award for research on medieval music
Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Conference at Moravian College
Latin gaining popularity at University of Toronto
Colchester Castle and Torre Abbey receive funding
Paris rediscovers its first medieval fortifications
Medieval Archaeology – Volume 53 released
Assassin’s Creed II sees high sales and positive reviews
Hollywood gets mixed reviews in history class, study suggests
Empire of the Word to examine the last 5000 years of reading
Dr. James Masschaele discusses Juries of the Middle Ages
Website Launched on Medieval Monasteries in Wales
Byzantine strategy goes under the spotlight in the past and present
Mystical Marriage in the Middle Ages: Divine or Diabolical?
6th Century Cross is restored by the Vatican
‘A Companion to Bede’ culmination of a historian’s work
Barley Hall in York will be having a medieval Christmas
Medieval Armenian church collapses
Oxford medievalist wins Philip Leverhulme Prize
New Shakespeare archive launched
Pope speaks on the inspirational power of medieval cathedrals and art
Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World
Seminar on Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales receives funding
Contemporary Perceptions of Byzantium – conference in Istanbul
Section of Great Wall of China damaged by miners
BBC radio series examines the medieval history of Christianity and Islam
Medieval Castle, Shipwreck and Chapel found in Poland
Byzantine Baptistry discovered in Egypt
Brill introduces Journal Open Access Service: Brill Open
Czech conservator may have found remains of St. Agnes of Bohemia
How Sweden conquered Finland in the Middle Ages
What Toys did Byzantine Children Play With?
Brain surgery was performed in ninth-century Ireland
14th century shipwreck found in Germany
Figurines of Aphrodite from the era of the Roman Empire discovered in Hippos
Medieval Documents used to pay taxes on Penrhyn Castle
Sexuality in Late Medieval Iceland
Medieval Apples were Healthier than Modern Ones
Ancient Lance Pierces Hole in King Arthur Legend
Scholarship on Ancient and Medieval Middle East Becomes Free Digitally
Teeth of Columbus’s crew flesh out tale of new world discovery
Iranian scholars share Avicenna’s medieval medical wisdom
‘Mummified’ trees found in Norway date back to the 13th century
Battle of Grunwald comic book competition
Medieval Cyprus landmark reopens after 5 year restoration project
Medieval Iberia Workshop Marks Launch of New Scholarly Journal
Scotland’s History website launched
DNA Testing Used to Unlock Secrets of Medieval Manuscripts
Remains of 1,000 people recovered from one of Ireland’s largest medieval cemeteries
Grover Zinn wins Emeritus Fellowship to research Hugh of Saint-Victor
Crusader marble hoard discovered
Medieval Church Steeple Crest stolen in Germany
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