News Archive
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Who should own this medieval treasure?
Posted on January 16, 2014 | No CommentsThe ownership of a collection of medieval treasures worth an estimated $250 million (US) will soon be decided. They will either remain with with a German museum or go to a group of descendants of Jewish art dealers who sold the collection in 1935. -
A 19th century painting of King Richard III
Posted on January 14, 2014 | No CommentsThe University of Leicester has acquired a 19th century painting of King Richard III on horseback outside the Blue Boar Inn in Leicester. -
Rothschild Prayerbook expected to sell for as much as $18 million at auction
Posted on January 8, 2014 | No CommentsThe Rothschild Prayerbook, which once set a record for the most expensive illuminated manuscript sold at auction, will again be offered for sale by Christie's. -
Can Statistics show if the Icelandic Sagas were true?
Posted on January 7, 2014 | No CommentsThe Icelandic sagas of the Norse people are thousand-year-old chronicles of brave deeds and timeless romances, but how true to Viking life were they? -
Fighting to preserve two Wars of the Roses Battlefields
Posted on January 6, 2014 | No CommentsThe battlefields of Towton and Tewkesbury, which were critical moments during England's Wars of the Roses, are both facing threats that could limit access to them by the public -
Incubus: the medieval nightmare disease
Posted on January 3, 2014 | No CommentsSome people have nightmares of being crushed to death, either by a person or a thing. In the Middle Ages this type of dream was so common that had it a name: incubus (which means 'the crusher' in Latin). -
Carolingian-era mass grave discovered in France
Posted on January 1, 2014 | No CommentsThe bodies of between twenty and thirty people have been discovered in a well by archaeologists in France. -
Abandoned medieval settlement in Spain was devoted to growing grapes, archaeologists finds
Posted on January 1, 2014 | No CommentsArchaeologists have discovered an abandoned settlement in the Basque Country of Spain that seems to have been turned into a medieval version of a factory-farm in order to concentrate the cultivation of vineyards. -
Church and burial mounds among medieval archaeological finds in Poland
Posted on December 30, 2013 | No CommentsThe remains of a 13th-century church and burial mounds dating back to the ninth-century are among the archaeological finds announced this month by Polish researchers. -
Top 10 Medieval News Stories of 2013
Posted on December 26, 2013 | No CommentsThe year 2013 has shown how science and technology can be a huge asset for medieval studies. -
A Reburial fit for a King
Posted on December 23, 2013 | No CommentsAn Oxford University academic has put together an authentic order of service for the planned reburial of Richard III. -
Medieval archways in Banbury, England to be restored
Posted on December 20, 2013 | No CommentsTwo medieval archways on a bridge in Oxfordshire, England, are to be restored in a joint effort by Banbury Town Council, Banbury Civic Society and Network Rail. -
Archaeologists explore Hammershus Castle
Posted on December 19, 2013 | No CommentsA team of Polish and Danish archaeologists have discovered over 200 artefacts from the 13-century castle of Hammershus. -
Famous medieval bridge in Belgium under threat from canal project
Posted on December 18, 2013 | No CommentsThe Pont des Trous, a 13th century bridge in the city of Tournais, could be torn down and replaced as part of large project to create a canal that would link France with the Low Countries. -
Gay Reformers? Why the Medieval Church Banned Priests from Marrying
Posted on December 17, 2013 | No CommentsAmong the issues that the current-day Roman Catholic Church is debating are whether or not priests should marry, and how accepting they should be of homosexuals. Interestingly, about nine hundred years ago both of these issues intertwined in the Anglo-Norman world. -
After 100 years, medieval bridge will again be seen in Rochdale
Posted on December 16, 2013 | No CommentsA river and its 800-year old bridge, which were covered over and forgotten about in the early 20th century, are going to be seen again if a new plan gets approved to rejuvenate the English town of Rochdale. -
Cambridge University Library plans to buy Codex Zacynthius
Posted on December 16, 2013 | No CommentsCambridge University Library wants to raise £1.1m to purchase the Codex Zacynthius, a medieval manuscript that offers new insights early Christianity. -
Viking slaves were beheaded and buried as grave gifts, archaeological find suggests
Posted on December 15, 2013 | No CommentsAn archaeological research project on the northern Norwegian island of Flakstad has revealed new details about the lives and deaths of people who live during the Viking era -
Can medieval drugs help modern patients?
Posted on December 14, 2013 | No CommentsWere medieval drugs effective at helping patients? Can modern pharmaceuticals make use of their knowledge? -
Book of Aneirin put online by National Library of Wales
Posted on December 12, 2013 | No CommentsThe Book of Aneirin, one of the most important literary works from medieval Wales, can now be freely viewed online. -
Eleventh-century villa discovered in Israel
Posted on December 12, 2013 | No CommentsArchaeologists working near the central-Israeli city of Ramla have discovered the remains of an eleventh-century villa that had its own garden fountain. -
Early Medieval collection at British Museum to get upgrade
Posted on December 12, 2013 | No CommentsAfter nearly 30 years, the room showcasing the early medieval collection at the British Museum will be getting a renovation. -
A Medieval Christmas: Such Splendid Sight Was Never Seen
Posted on December 11, 2013 | No CommentsTake in this medieval play in Toronto on Friday December 13th and Saturday, December 14th -
Medieval England map on Google Maps
Posted on December 11, 2013 | No CommentsGoogle and National Geographic are teaming up to share over 500 of the maps created by National Geographic Magazine. -
Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources completed after 100 years
Posted on December 10, 2013 | No CommentsAfter over 58,000 entries, 3830 pages and seventeen volumes, the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources is now finished.
