Archaeologists have discovered the skeletal remains of between 50 to 75 individuals buried in the walls of Westminster Abbey. It is believed that they date from the 11th or early 12th century.
What’s New in Scandinavian Rune Stones
September 23, 2015 By
Danielle Turner reports on the papers from the session The World of Images of the Scandinavian Rune Stones
30 Sagas in 30 Days on Twitter
September 22, 2015 By
This month, a scholar is using Twitter to tell the stories of thirty lesser known tales written by Icelanders.
Simon Fraser University unveils its first medieval manuscript
September 18, 2015 By
Written in Latin on parchment, and dated to 1269, it features student notes scrawled in the margins, as well as amusing decorative drawings.
Fallen tree reveals medieval skeleton in Ireland
September 17, 2015 By
Last May a storm in northwest Ireland blew over a 215-year old tree. It also unearth an unusual find – the skeletal remains of a young man who lived nearly a thousand years ago.
Walking Tour of the Battle of Stamford Bridge
September 14, 2015 By
The Stamford Bridge Battlefield Walk takes place on the 26th September at 10:30am, a day after the battle would have taken place in 1066, and starts at Shallows Car Park, Stamford Bridge.
The earliest use of the F-word discovered
September 10, 2015 By
An English historian has come across the word ‘fuck’ in a court case dating to year 1310, making it the earliest known reference to the swear word.
Call for Papers: Exploring the Fourteenth Century Across the Eastern and Western Christian World
September 10, 2015 By
Session at Leeds International Medieval Congress, 4-7 July 2016
Call for Papers: Death and Identity in Scotland from the Medieval to the Modern
September 10, 2015 By
Friday 29 January to Sunday 31 January 2016, at New College, University of Edinburgh
What do Cod Bones from the Mary Rose tell us about the global fish trade?
September 9, 2015 By
New stable isotope and ancient DNA analysis of the bones of stored cod provisions recovered from the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose, which sank off the coast of southern England in 1545, has revealed that the fish in the ship’s stores had been caught in surprisingly distant waters
Cast of Bede’s skull rediscovered
September 9, 2015 By
‘The Skull of Bede’ exhibition opened yesterday at Bede’s World, Jarrow
A clerk ther was of Rowan County also…. What the Kim Davis Case Tells Us About America’s Long Middle Ages
September 8, 2015 By
Have you ever thought about the relationship between the words “clerk” and “clergy”?
Finding the Battle of Bannockburn
September 2, 2015 By
Between 2011 and 2014, a new search for the site of the Battle of Bannockburn took place, spurred on by the 700th anniversary of the battle and the National Trust for Scotland’s new state-of-the-art Bannockburn Battlefield Centre.
A Feast fit for a King at York
September 2, 2015 By
The JORVIK Group offer a time-travelling gastronomic treat during York’s Food and Drink Festival
Free online course on the Battle of Agincourt begins in October
August 30, 2015 By
One of the leading experts on the famous Battle of Agincourt will be part of a free online course that begins on October 19th.
Fireworks in Scotland date back to 1507, researchers find
August 30, 2015 By
Previously experts believed that fireworks were first used in Stirling in 1566, however, new evidence suggests that it was actually around 59 years earlier and in the Scottish capital. It is thought that ‘fireballs’ featured in a great tournament staged by King James lV, which took place at the base of Castle Rock, in 1507, in the area which is now the King’s Stables Road.
13th century insult discovered etched into the walls of Nidaros Cathedral
August 27, 2015 By
LAURENSIUS CELVI ANUS PETRI / Lars is Peter’s butt.
Bucks County Museum looking to acquire Lenborough Coin Hoard
August 26, 2015 By
Late last year, over 5200 silver coins was found by a metal detectorist in England. Now, the public will get a taste of this hoard, when 21 coins go on a special exhibit at at Bucks County Museum.
Drone Technology Aids in Discoveries at Medieval Irish Sites
August 26, 2015 By
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been gaining attention in the news for the last few years, but archaeologists like Saint Louis University history professor Thomas Finan, Ph.D., have always appreciated what aerial photography could accomplish.
National Library of Wales teams up with Wikipedia to share digital images
August 24, 2015 By
Those looking for images of the history of Wales, including its medieval past, can now make use of thousands of digital images that have been made available on Wikipedia thanks to the National Library of Wales.
High tech tools used to understand medieval manuscripts
August 24, 2015 By
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Gunnerus Library are developing new high-tech tools to unlock the secrets hidden in old parchment.
18 Millionth Visitor comes to JORVIK Viking Centre
August 20, 2015 By
JORVIK Viking Centre opened to the public on the 14th April, 1984, attracting people from all over the world to discover what life was like over 1,000 years ago in York.
‘Décapitation’ by Femme No. 5 – get your own Tudor-inspired perfume at York
August 19, 2015 By
Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was said to have had an illicit liaison during her visit to York in 1541, is the inspiration of a new perfume now available at Barley Hall in York as part of its ‘Power & Glory: York in the Time of Henry VIII’ exhibition.
Medieval Treasures from the Digital.Bodleian
August 12, 2015 By
Last month, the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford officially launched their Digital.Bodleian online resource, which allows users to view, download and share over 100,000 images going back to the Middle Ages.
Why did they stop building tower house castles in Ireland?
August 12, 2015 By
One of the most visible reminders of Ireland’s medieval history are the tower house castles that are scattered throughout the country. For centuries they were the homes and fortresses for the native Irish elites as well as the English and Scottish settlers. However, by the early seventeenth-century it seems that they were now being abandoned and left the fall into ruin. What happened?
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