News Archive
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Medieval Gothic Cathedrals were built from iron and stone, researchers find
Posted on December 17, 2014 | No CommentsUsing radiocarbon dating on metal found in Gothic cathedrals, an interdisciplinary team has shown, for the first time through absolute dating, that iron was used to reinforce stone from the construction phase. -
Earliest known piece of polyphonic music discovered
Posted on December 17, 2014 | No CommentsNew research has uncovered the earliest known practical piece of polyphonic music, an example of the principles that laid the foundations of European musical tradition. -
King John gets his own App!
Posted on December 16, 2014 | No CommentsAnthem Press has just released an app for iPhones and iPads that looks at the reign of King John of England. Produced in in collaboration with Graham Seel, who wrote the book, King John: An Underrated King, it is free to download. -
Cheers! New medieval finds at Radcliffe Tower
Posted on December 15, 2014 | No CommentsA new report has confirmed the finding of previously unknown medieval remains next to Radcliffe Tower, located near the English city of Manchester. -
The oldest Onion in Denmark
Posted on December 14, 2014 | No CommentsA 1300-year-old onion has been discovered as part of a woman's grave in Denmark. -
The Medieval Globe launches with special issue on the Black Death
Posted on December 11, 2014 | No CommentsPandemic Disease in the Medieval World: Rethinking the Black Death is the theme for the inaugural issue of The Medieval Globe. -
Viking Hall discovered in Sweden
Posted on December 8, 2014 | No CommentsA Viking feasting hall measuring about 47.5 metres in length has been identified near Vadstena in central Sweden. -
Thousand-year-old crucible provides more evidence of the Vikings in Canada’s Arctic
Posted on December 5, 2014 | No CommentsAlthough it was found about fifty years ago, archaeologists have just determined that a small stone container discovered on Baffin Island in Canada's Arctic region was actually part of metallurgical equipment used by the Vikings around the year 1000 A.D. -
Layout of medieval city at Old Sarum revealed
Posted on December 3, 2014 | No CommentsArchaeologists from the University of Southampton have revealed for the first time the plan of a network of buildings in a once thriving medieval city at the historic site of Old Sarum, near Salisbury. -
It is 99.999% likely that it is Richard III
Posted on December 2, 2014 | No CommentsThere is 'overwhelming evidence' that a skeleton discovered in the city of Leicester in 2012 is that of Richard III. The research also raises questions about the nobility of some of his successors to the English throne. -
Edinburgh Castle named the UK’s Best Heritage Attraction for 4th year in a row
Posted on December 1, 2014 | No CommentsEdinburgh Castle has been named the UK’s Best Heritage Attraction for a record fourth year running at the 2014 British Travel Awards (BTAs). -
How England’s 1% remained the same since 1066
Posted on November 26, 2014 | No CommentsIf your surname reveals that you descended from the 'in' crowd in the England of 1066—the Norman Conquerors—then even now you are more likely than the average Brit to be upper class. -
Early Medieval Tunic recreated in Norway
Posted on November 24, 2014 | No CommentsA few years ago, the oldest known piece of clothing ever discovered in Norway, a tunic dating from the Iron Age, was found on a glacier in Breheimen. Now about to be reconstructed using Iron Age textile techniques, it is hoped the tunic will inspire Norwegian fashion designers. -
What can fourteenth century Venice teach us about Ebola?
Posted on November 21, 2014 | No CommentsVenice’s response to the plague an “example of resilience management,' say experts -
Early copy of the Qur’an discovered
Posted on November 17, 2014 | No CommentsResearchers in Germany have discovered that a manuscript of Qur'an written between 20 and 40 years after the Prophet Muhammad's death, making it one of the earliest copies of the Islamic holy book known to be in existence. -
Recovering the lost details of a medieval map
Posted on November 10, 2014 | No CommentsResearchers at Yale University have started a project to recover details from a 15th-century world map which had been obscured after centuries of fading. -
Medieval English Law manuscript digitised
Posted on November 7, 2014 | No CommentsThe Textus Roffensis, a 12th century legal encyclopaedia, is now available online. -
£8.3 million in funding for 31 English Cathedrals
Posted on November 5, 2014 | No CommentsThe First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund announced last month that they will be giving out £8.3 million to help 25 Church of England and six Catholic cathedrals undertake repairs and restorations. -
Enniskillen Castle to receive over £2 million in heritage funding
Posted on November 5, 2014 | No CommentsEnniskillen Castle, one of Northern Ireland's most impressive castles, is to be transformed into a world class heritage attraction, thanks to a £2.37 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund -
The Re-medievalization of Halloween
Posted on October 29, 2014 | No CommentsFrom punkin chunkin to the newfound popularity of witches, the festival of Halloween is reaching back to the Middle Ages for its traditions. Is this a good thing for medievalists? -
The Gold of the Staffordshire Hoard
Posted on October 27, 2014 | No CommentsResearch carried out on the Staffordshire Hoard has revealed that Anglo-Saxon goldsmiths were sophisticated enough to make gold appear more golden. -
Medieval Morocco comes to the Louvre
Posted on October 17, 2014 | No CommentsThe Louvre opened its Medieval Morocco: An Empire from Africa to Spain exhibition today, which will feature over 300 artefacts covering the North African kingdom's history during the later Middle Ages. -
Medieval glass artefacts shed new light on Swedish history
Posted on October 16, 2014 | No CommentsArchaeological finds of glass material from Old Lödöse, a Swedish trade centre in the High Middle Ages, call for a revision of the country’s glass history. -
Byzantine art exhibition now open in Chicago
Posted on October 15, 2014 | No CommentsA new exhibition, Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections, opened last month at the Art Institute of Chicago, and showcases more than 60 superb artworks of the Byzantine era, from the 4th to the 15th centuries. -
1,300 year old ski discovered in Norway
Posted on October 14, 2014 | No CommentsAs glaciers in Norway melted this summer, 390 artefacts dating back to over 6,000 years ago have emerged from the ice. This includes a 1,300 year old ski, a rune stick and ancient arrows.
