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Books – Conquests: Hearts Rule Kingdoms by Emily Murdoch

Medievalists.net — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:30:38 +0000

A look at author Emily Murdoch's book, Conquests, from her series, 'Conquered Hearts'

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Hastings: An Unusual Battle

Medievalists.net — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 04:11:49 +0000

Part of the reason academic warriors have covered the ground so often is that the battle is by no means easy to understand. It was unusual in a number of ways; so unusual, that the battle demands special care in interpretation.

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The Arrow of Sherwood by Lauren Johnson

Medievalists.net — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 01:02:18 +0000

My book review of Robin Hood tale, Arrow of Sherwood by Lauren Johnson.

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‘Virile Strength In A Feminine Breast’: Women, Hostageship, Captivity, And Society In The Anglo-French World, C. 1000- C.1300

Medievalists.net — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:07:46 +0000

My interest in the relationship between hostage- and captive-taking practices and gender originally arose out of the idea for a much grander project about women and warfare.

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The Afterlife of the Dead: Reform in Attitude Towards Medieval Burials, Corpses and Bones

Medievalists.net — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:11:07 +0000

The International Medieval Congress is taking place at the University of Leeds, I’m on hand this week to report on the conference. This blog post reports on my first session.

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In Pursuit of Aristocratic Women: A Key to Success in Norman England

Medievalists.net — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:36:52 +0000

Discussion of marital strategies of the aristocracy in England, 1066-1154, including recruitment through marriage, marital alliances, and political advantage.

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Irish Hagiographical Lives in the Twelfth Century: Church Reform before the Anglo-Norman Invasion

Medievalists.net — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:37:08 +0000

In order to further disentangle the reality and fiction of this view of culture versus barbarity and of reform versus wickedness, I shall analyse twelfth-century Irish vitae.

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The Childhood of William the Conqueror

Medievalists.net — Wed, 28 May 2014 22:35:10 +0000

Duke Robert died when William was seven leaving him to rely on other men to rule his duchy until he came of age. These years were fraught with peril.

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Monastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England

Medievalists.net — Wed, 21 May 2014 19:56:12 +0000

My summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical Research on: Monastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England.

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Unpleasant Affairs That Please Us: Admonition and Rebuke in the Letter Collections of the Archbishops of Canterbury, 11th and 12th Centuries

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:36:52 +0000

From the Norman Conquest in 1066 up to the famous “murder in the cathedral”2 in 1170, six archbishops of Canterbury ruled over the English church...

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