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Montague Heritage Services
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsWith a resume that ranges from Hollywood films to national museums, Montague Heritage Services has proven itself as a successful medieval re-enactment business. Founded by Alan Montague in 1998, this... -
Interview with Anthony Adams
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsA video interview with Anthony Adams, Assistant Professor of English at Brown University. We talk about Adams the book Professor Adams is currently finishing – Discors machina: Violence, Trauma, and... -
Anthea Boylston – The Towton Mass Grave Project
Posted on October 25, 2010 | No CommentsAnthea Boylston of the University of Bradford discusses the Towton Mass Grave Project - in 1996 a mass burial pit was discovered at the site of the Battle of Towton, a major battle fought in 1461 during England's War of the Roses. -
Interview with Director Margarethe Von Trotta
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsBorn in Berlin, Margarethe von Trotta is one of the leaders of the New German Cinema movement, as well as one of the world’s most important feminist filmmakers. In 1977,... -
Interview with Barbara Sukowa
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsBarbara Sukowa plays the lead role in Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen. She has starred in several movies, including Marianne and Juliane (1981), Johny Mnemonic (1995)... -
Interview with Kaye Jones and Rupert Colley
Posted on October 8, 2010 | No Comments1066 in an Hour is the first medieval title from History in an Hour. This concise account of the Norman Conquest of England is available as an ebook and an... -
History: Great Battles Medieval – Interview with Iain McNeil
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsInterview Iain McNeil, Development Director of Slitherine, about the video game History: Great Battles Medieval What was the motivation for Slitherine to make Great Battles Medieval? We specialise in games... -
Linda Laforge on running a medieval fair
Posted on September 16, 2010 | No CommentsThe first annual Great Northern Medieval Fayre was held earlier this year near Toronto, Canada. The event was held over a four-day period and drew thousands of visitors. Now that... -
Interview with Rafe de Crespigny
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsRafe de Crespigny is Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University. He is considered to be one of the most important historians on early medieval China, focusing on the late... -
Interview with author Jayden Woods – August 29, 2010
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsLast week, we reviewed a book entitled “Eadric the Grasper: Sons of Mercia Vol. I”. I had the pleasure of interviewing author Jayden Woods about her upcoming book, background, and... -
Interview with John Hosler
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsWe interview John D. Hosler, associate professor of history at Morgan State University. Professor Hosler talks about going from a graduate student to becoming a tenured professor, and the work... -
Interview with Dan McCarthy
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsThe Irish Annals: Their genesis, evolution and history, by Dan McCarthy, examines the works created in early medieval Ireland, and which continued to be a major source of Irish history... -
Claire Jones, editor of HerStoria
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsHerStoria magazine started up in 2009 and soon got impressive reviews, including being named to the top ten list of new magazines from Library Journal. ”History that puts woman in... -
Interview with Bernard and David Bachrach
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsWe interviewed Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Minnesota) and David Bachrach (University of New Hampshire) who are father and son, and both professors of medieval history. We spoke with them... -
Tips on Buying a Medieval Sword
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsWe interviewed Robert of Swords4You.com, who sells medieval swords and other medieval replica products, and ask him for some tips about what kind of medieval swords one can buy, and... -
Interview with Richard Britnell
Posted on May 23, 2010 | No CommentsRichard Britnell, professor emeritus at Durham University, is a renowned medieval historian in the area of economic and social history for medieval England and the British Isles. We speak to him about his research, including his latest book - Land and Family. Trends and Local Variations in the Peasant Land Market on the Winchester Bishopric Estates, 1263-1415. -
Black Death – Interview with Dario Poloni
Posted on May 14, 2010 | No CommentsBlack Death, a supernatural thriller set in England in the year 1348, will be coming to movie theaters next month. Starring Sean Bean, the movie centers around the efforts of... -
Interview with Jack Whyte
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No CommentsWe speak with Jack Whyte, author of a dozen historical fiction novels, including The Camulod Chronicles (A Dream of Eagles) series and The Templar Trilogy series. We discuss how he... -
Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsMedievalists.net interviews Guy Gavriel Kay, the highly successful historical fiction and fantasy author, about his latest novel Under Heaven and his career as a writer. Click here for more details... -
Interview with Jeff Sypeck
Posted on February 10, 2010 | No CommentsOne of most interesting medieval books to come out in 2006 was Becoming Charlemagne by Jeff Sypeck. His account of how a Germanic king named Karl gets crowned an emperor... -
Interview with Jerome de Groot
Posted on January 23, 2010 | No CommentsIn Consuming History, Jerome de Groot examines how society consumes history and how a reading of this consumption can help us understand popular culture and issues of representation. This book... -
Interview with Laurence Marvin – The Occitan War: A Military And Political History Of The Albigensian Crusade, 1209–1218
Posted on January 20, 2010 | No CommentsThe Albigensian Crusade of the early-thirteenth century was a key moment in Europe’s medieval history. The crusade was launched by Pope Innocent III in 1209 against the Cathars, a heretical sect... -
Interview with Frederick S. Paxton
Posted on January 14, 2010 | No CommentsFrederick S. Paxton, a Professor of History at Connecticut College. The main focus of his research has been about how medieval people approached sickness, healing and mortality. In this latest... -
Interview with Haris A Kalligas
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsMonemvasia: A Byzantine City State, the only book currently available on the best-preserved Byzantine city in the Peloponnese – Monemvasia. Haris A. Kalligas, a world authority on Monemvasia’s history and architecture,... -
Interview with Graeme Davis – Vikings in America
Posted on December 23, 2009 | No CommentsOne of the most fascinating aspects of Norse society was their ability to explore and branch out from their base in Scandinavia. Norse sailors and colonists spread out across parts...