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July 2011
The weight of medieval armour could cause defeat in battle, new research finds
Database explains strange survival of irregular verbs
Newly rediscovered Da Vinci painting to go on display at the National Gallery
A Dance with Dragons, the fifth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, released
Medieval graffiti reveals how ordinary people practised their faith
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Codex Calixtinus stolen from Santiago de Compostela
Viking silver coin hoard discovered in northern England
Scholars examine life and writings of Jocelin of Furness
June 2011
New Byzantine and Roman galleries open at the Royal Ontario Museum
Medieval advice to pregnant mothers: don’t drink water, have wine instead
Bodies of 17 Jews from Medieval Norwich may have been mass-murder victims, scholars believe
Medieval painting discovered at Oystermouth Castle in Wales
1500-year-old building discovered at Acre
Infrared Photography reveals new details in medieval art
How much meat did medieval people eat?
Did Giotto create the Shroud of Turin?
Medieval Nuns knew their fashion, historian finds
May 2011
Fashion in the Middle Ages exhibition begins at the Getty
Faces of medieval people revealed at Stirling Castle
More archaeological finds being report in UK, British Museum reports
Stolen 14th-century Italian painting found in the United States
Ruins of 13th-century castle discovered in northern England
Remains of Medieval Village found in Cheshire
Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources project nears completion
Digital Images of Yale’s Vast Cultural Collections Now Available for Free
In royal absence: The making of an Icelandic aristocracy, 1271–1387
Archaeological team to investigate medieval town in East Africa
Remains of Gawthorpe Hall discovered in Yorkshire
The forgotten children of medieval London
Viking houses discovered in Dublin
April 2011
Viking Shipyard discovered on the Isle of Skye
Museum to reveal treasures of Anglo-Saxon princess
British Museum to host “Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relic and Devotion in Medieval Europe”
William, Agnes, among the most common names in medieval England
$20 Million of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts donated to the University of Pennsylvania
32nd Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum at Plymouth State University
Midlands Viking Symposium to explore the legacy of the Vikings in Ireland
Face of Viking Woman Reconstructed
Research uncovers connections between charcoal and the church in medieval Norway
Immigration issues take forefront at the Medieval Academy of America meeting
7th century plough discovery redraws map of rural England by 400 years
Videos released on the Staffordshire Hoard conservation program
Remains of Crusader / Templar army discovered in Israel
Shetland’s Viking Age to be explored in research project
New Publisher: Punctum Books offers outlet for non-conventional medievalists
Learn Latin at Ohio Dominican University this summer
New Mappa Mundi Exhibition at Hereford Cathedral
March 2011
Rare 15th century copy of Book of Calculation by Fibonacci goes up for auction
Cardigan Castle receives £4.7m grant
Centres of royal power: New findings about the realms of medieval itinerant kings
Medievalists and the 2012 rankings for Best Graduate Schools in the US
How accurate were medieval chroniclers in describing warfare?
Rare Medieval Jewish Manuscript to be displayed at The Met
Leprechauns, mermaids, were the descendants of Cain, according to medieval Irish text
‘Visualising the Late Antique City’ project receives funding
An English Royal Wedding – from the Middle Ages
The face of Owain Glyndŵr revealed
Medieval Castle in Wales reopens to the public
Scholar discovers 6th-century Ethiopian Old Testament
Archaeologists explore Battle of Bannockburn site
Exhibition: The Great Lost Library of Alcuin’s York
February 2011
Norfolk Graffiti project wins national award
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe – now at the Walters Art Museum
Medieval Churches in England receive funding for repairs
Witan Publishing offers epublishing service for medieval scholars
Irish medieval fishing site will be ‘lost to the tide’
Killing Kings: Patterns of Regicide in Europe, AD 600–1800
Dozens of medieval finds reported in Scotland’s treasure trove
Mysterious Voynich manuscript dates back to the 15th century
Byzantine church and mosaic floor uncovered in Israel
January 2011
Website features the history of Yorkshire Dales
Schedule released for the 2011 International Congress on Medieval Studies
The Neighbour and the Jew in Medieval England
John Rylands Library to digitize late medieval Koran
Gale Adds Medieval and Renaissance Works to British Literary Manuscripts Online
Historian dispels myths about Eleanor of Aquitaine and the role of women on the Second Crusade
Church discovery sheds light on medieval mystery
Account of the Viking Siege of Paris offers new insights into the early Middle Ages
Crusaders massacre of Jerusalem was done in cold-blood, not religious frenzy, historian argues
Scientists examine medieval painting at the Tower of London
The Dance of Death in the Middle Ages: Image, Text, Performance
Undergrad thesis: ‘Feathered Funerals: Birds in Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Rites’ wins award
Historian uncovers new insights into Jewish Religious life in the Byzantine empire
Research on Japanese pirates in the 15th and 16th centuries
The ‘mad’ Egyptian scholar who proved Aristotle wrong
December 2010
Top Ten Medieval Stories of 2010
Medieval Scotland database launched
Tens of thousands of Song Dynasty coins discovered in China
13th century Welsh chapel to be restored
Remains of medieval monastery opened to the public in UAE
National Library of Wales creates website for 15th century manuscript
Reviews in History publishes its 1,000th review
How medieval peasants prayed – research from Sweden
Gothic Ivories Project website launched
Book on Wollaton Medieval Manuscripts published
Hirschfeld Named Director of University of Tennessee’s Medieval and Renaissance Institute
Tiny letters found on the Mona Lisa, researcher finds
Medieval scholar to take one-year trip to explore Iceland’s sagas
Disease, Disability and Medicine in Early Medieval Europe workshop at the University of Nottingham
Museum Secrets – New Television Series to Premiere in January!
Medieval England had a per capita income over $1000, research shows
Historvius – new history travel portal website
Rewriting history: royal conspiracies in late medieval England
Student wins scholarship to study early medieval Scottish history
November 2010
Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king, historian says
Major medieval library in Amsterdam may have collection sold off
Henry III Fine Rolls Project almost complete
Thomas Noble named Vice-President of American Catholic Historical Association
Scottish town of Dunfermline to get museum, art gallery
Rare photos of Sutton Hoo excavation go on display
Handguns from the Battle of Towton discovered
Native American came to Iceland over a thousand years ago, research finds
Medieval walls of Kilmallock continue to be restored
History Professor Publishes Groundbreaking Book on Monasticism and Gender
Relics of Richard II discovered at the National Portrait Gallery
Getty Museum hosts exhibition: Imagining the Past in France, 1250—1500
Medieval Manuscript expects to fetch up to £2 million at auction
Moravian Conference Will Explore Medieval Era from a Variety of Perspectives
£7.5m project to revitalize Chester Cathedral
Medieval Week comes to Edinburgh
Harlech Castle in Wales to get upgrades
Battlefields, Historic Sites, to get heritage protection in Scotland
The Bangor Pontifical Project celebrates first anniversary
Early medieval manuscripts give new view of English life under the Normans
Black Death came from China, study finds
How did the Baltic Crusades shape European society as we know it today?
October 2010
Just what medieval movies need – Zombies
Finding Traces of the Princes of Gwynedd
British Library, Qatar Foundation, to work together to digitize historical documents
Council for British Archaeology launches new online bibliographic service
Exeter Cathedral awarded £45,800
Students receive $50 000 to create Virtual Joust game
Oxford Centre for Asian Archaeology, Art and Culture officially opens
Anglo-Saxon Leper Hospital discovered in Winchester
The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love at Heidelberg University
Repairs needed at medieval chapel in Bradwell Abbey
Medieval Frontiers at War symposium to take place in Spain
Medieval Observatory discovered in Iran
Estate of Margaret Wade Labarge donates art collection to the National Gallery of Canada
Who Ate All the Pigs in Medieval Denmark?
29th International Conference of the Charles Homer Haskins Society takes place next month
Meeting “reinvented our understanding of medical manuscripts” in the High Middle Ages
Bangor University commemorates medieval historian J. E. Lloyd
22nd International Congress on Byzantine Studies to take place in Bulgaria
Saxonhouse offers visitors the chance to see 7th century life
New visitor centre for the Battle of Bannockburn
Sealing the Fate of the Newport Ship
13th century ‘travel lodge’ found by Time Team
Medievalist creates new typography to honour 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Leon
6th century Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Israel
Reading Europe: European culture through the book
Medieval Professor co-edits book on The Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World
Sheffield Cathedral receives funding to promote its heritage
Hereford Mappa Mundi gets £50,000
Tour the City Walls of Dublin on your iPhone
The Bellarmine Museum of Art to open this month
September 2010
Hakluyt Society books to be available as Print on Demand and ebooks
Underground Museum in Krakow reveals city’s medieval history
Acre, Crusades get spotlight in international history conference
Call for Papers: Hortulus: The Online Graduate Journal of Medieval Studies
University of Sydney hosts Celtic studies conference
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty – Exhibition at the Met
Medieval manor house and Roman road discovered in Kent
British Library digitises Greek manuscripts
Online Map shows Medieval Lincoln
Artificial Intelligence used to study Gothic Cathedrals
Special issue of Reading Medieval Studies to focus on the crusades
Meet Helen Cassidy – Castle seller
Viking Fortress Discovered in Ireland
Medieval Manuscript held in the British Library to be returned to Italy
Stirling Castle hosts “Secrets of the Skeletons”
Vatican Library reopens after restoration
Robin Hood: From Medieval Outlaw to Postmodern Media Creature – undergraduate class begins
New book examines Christian-Muslim cooperation in art in medieval Iraq
Book on medieval astrology wins award
Rare Medieval Bible bought by American University
Early 19th-century edition of Chaucer’s works uncovered
New Zealand medieval scholar wins award from university
Moothill at Scone’s Palace about a thousand years old, archaeologists find
Project examines 13th century music
Medievalists work to restore damaged 14th century manuscript
Public invited to explore medieval hospital in Winchester
Rare Anglo-Saxon treasure sees the light of day
Project to examine images of Hell in the medieval churches of Crete
The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain: Evidence, Memories, Inventions
Lawyers Laid Bare: The Private Lives of Medieval and Early Tudor Lawyers
International Medieval Congress to focus on Travel and Exploration
Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England
Project Gargoyle begins in Leicestershire
The ultimate cold case: Anthropologist ‘bones up’ on site of early medieval invasion
Harold Bluetooth’s Palace discovered and other medieval archaeology news
Project reveals 1300 years of history for Peterborough and its Cathedral –
Staffordshire Hoard nominated Best Archaeological Discovery in Great Britain
Archaeologists find remains of Nevern Castle in Wales
Previous Headlines
Medieval Castle begins to emerge in America’s heartland
Tests confirm that bones are from a medieval queen
Medieval Academy of America may move conference out of Arizona because of immigration law
BBC History Magazine’s June issue has a medieval focus
The Likeness of the King: A Prehistory of Portraiture in Late Medieval France wins award
God’s Philosophers: How the medieval world laid the foundations of modern science
Medievalist awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to research Chaucer
Medieval Badge with Three Lions Discovered – an omen for England at the World Cup?
Letter of Sir William Wallace to be studied by historians
Medieval Teen Saint died of cardiac embolism, study says
Historian reveals new insights into medieval rune stones
University of Cambridge to create Digital Library for the 21st Century
Did the Crusaders have a Muslim ally in the First Crusade?
May 2010
Spinning in the Era of the Spinning Wheel, 1400-1800
Ivy offers protection for historical buildings, study says
New Online Medieval Manuscript Database has over 7000 pages
Grave of Charlemagne remains a mystery
Face of a Medieval Knight Revealed
Restoration completed in Chapter House of Westminster Abbey
Get married in the ruins of a medieval church
Medieval African discovered in England
April 2010
Anglo-Saxon treasures revealed by Parker Library website
Museum’s digitization projects offers access to medieval manuscripts
Conference to expose the hidden history of underwear in the Middle Ages
England’s 700 year old Coronation Chair to be restored
Internet Archive reaches Two Million Free Texts
Launch of the Online Froissart provides digital access to famous medieval chronicle
The Walters Art Museum to digitize 38 000 medieval manuscript pages
March 2010
Pictish symbols revealed to be a written language
Meals of The Last Supper grew bigger in the last thousand years
Summers were wetter in the Middle Ages than they are today
Canterbury Tales manuscript to be digitized
Brock University hosts symposium showcasing its Medieval Documents
Victims of Medieval Massacre Site were Vikings
Giotto’s beautiful art can once again be seen through ultraviolet light
Replica of ninth-century ship sails across the Indian Ocean
Used Bookseller inspired by Medieval Bookshops
This is 15th Century English, but what does it say?
February 2010
Medieval scholar examines anti-French poem from the 12th century
Historic Minaret collapses in Morocco
Bosworth Battlefield conference adds more insights into its rediscovery
Exact Location of the Battle of Bosworth revealed
New Online Collection of Medieval Texts
Did a Meteorite cause a mini ice-age in the sixth century?
Jerusalem’s Byzantine-era main street unearthed
Medieval Dubrovnik’s aqueduct and water supply
Scholar examines reports of solar eclipses in the Middle Ages
January 2010
Palaeography programme at King’s College London faces elimination
Medieval Gatehouse for sale in England
Over 5000 medieval historical novels, scholar finds
Medieval Professor sues Norweigian government over firing
Remains of Eadgyth, Anglo-Saxon Queen, discovered in German Cathedral
New Librarian at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Overlooked account of the First Crusade provides new insights into the Venetian role
Medieval Glass at York Minster saved from Fire
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December 2009
How the Byzantines dealt with Werewolves
Tomb of Cao Cao, famous Chinese ruler, discovered
Archaeological project reveals Sweden’s oldest church, evidence of early Christianity
Study reveals how a Muslim family thrived in Christian-ruled Spain for nearly 300 years
Murder in Medieval London was relatively low, study says
Book reproduces famous documents from the Vatican Secret Archives
Ewloe Castle and surrounding land sold for £838,000
Documents shed light on the mysterious death of James III of Scotland
Archaic Mark is a modern forgery, not a medieval manuscript
Remains of Pere III of Aragon Discovered
Click here for the full News archive of Medieval News from December 2009
November 2009
Victoria & Albert Museum unveils its Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Virtual Medieval Cathedral created
Staffordshire Hoard is worth £3.285 million
Paris rediscovers its first medieval fortifications
Website Launched on Medieval Monasteries in Wales
Byzantine strategy goes under the spotlight in the past and present
6th Century Cross is restored by the Vatican
Pope speaks on the inspirational power of medieval cathedrals and art
How Sweden conquered Finland in the Middle Ages
What Toys did Byzantine Children Play With?
Brain surgery was performed in ninth-century Ireland
Medieval Apples were Healthier than Modern Ones
Remains of 1,000 people recovered from one of Ireland’s largest medieval cemeteries
Click here to see the full archive of Medieval News from November 2009
October 2009
Renaissance Capitalist: New Research Answers Mystery About Illegitimate Daughter of Pope
Site of the Battle of Bosworth discovered
Historians Reassess Battle of Agincourt
The History of Byzantium – One Twitter post at a time
September 2009
The Jewel Accounts of Henry III of England
Massive Anglo-Saxon hoard discovered
Scholar examines marriage in late medieval Valencia
Medieval Greenland abandoned but not forgotten, study finds
Medieval pirates plundered the Baltic Sea, study finds
August 2009
Major Viking hoard acquired by two British Museums
Letter shows another late medieval expedition to Canada
English crusaders settled in 12th century Spain, study finds
Call for medieval battlefields to be preserved in Wales
15th-century Fresco discovered in ruins of L’Aquila earthquake
July 2009
Monasteries of Ely and Bury St Edmunds feuded over church
Mosiac uncovered in Hagia Sophia
Hundred Years War Online Database Launched
Vinland Map is authentic, expert confirms
Medieval massacre site found in Dorset
International Medieval Congress – Interview with Axel E. W. Müller
June 2009
Stirling Castle Skeleton Reveals Violent Life Of A Medieval Knight
Medieval Scottish soldiers fought wearing bright yellow war shirts
Medieval Jewish cemetary to remain in Toledo
Canadian Scholar Discovers Medieval Book for Women
Archaeological discovery of Norse presence on Baffin Island
May 2009
Over-Fishing in the Middle Ages lead to Marine Declines
Thomas Becket paintings unveiled in Spain
Medieval Professor uncovers Crusading Families
Scholar Delves into Medieval Cardinal’s Obsession with Hunting
April 2009
Medieval Studies program at Queen’s University facing suspension
Damage to medieval landmarks in L’Aquila severe
Dog sacrifices in Medieval Hungary
Earthquake hits medieval Italian city of L’Aquila
Writings in the Alhambra translated
March 2009
El Cid written by an Arab poet, historian says
1000 Year Old Fish Trap found with Google Earth
New account found about Robin Hood
Cologne City Archive Collapses
February 2009
Medieval water mill found in Greenwich
Archaeological dig uncovers rare 13th century ceramic face-mask jug in Scotland
January 2009
Medieval Church discovered in Palmyra
Gascon Rolls – Important medieval records to go online
Researchers find Moors used powdered animal bones to strengthen walls close to Alhambra Palace