Medievalists.net » Books 2015 http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 MEDIEVAL BOOKS: Black Friday! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62774 Here are a few recent releases for medievalists hunting for Black Friday books and early Christmas gifts!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/feed/ 0 Why did they stop building tower house castles in Ireland? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/12/why-did-they-stop-building-tower-house-castles-in-ireland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/12/why-did-they-stop-building-tower-house-castles-in-ireland/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:56:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60341 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/12/why-did-they-stop-building-tower-house-castles-in-ireland/feed/ 0 Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector and High Constable of England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/richard-duke-of-gloucester-as-lord-protector-and-high-constable-of-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/richard-duke-of-gloucester-as-lord-protector-and-high-constable-of-england/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:48:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59180 During Richard’s protectorate he was responsible, as far as we know, for four executions for treason

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/richard-duke-of-gloucester-as-lord-protector-and-high-constable-of-england/feed/ 0 Mystery, Secrets and Magic http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/12/mystery-secrets-and-magic/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/12/mystery-secrets-and-magic/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 16:21:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58198 When I decided to put pen to paper for a Tudor historical fiction story, I had no idea what I wanted to write. The subject has been analyzed and romanticized for five hundred years. What could I do that would be an original slant on this iconic subject matter? After having a look around I noticed that no one appears to have the exact moment of her execution. From there, the story began to slowly develop and present itself to me.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/12/mystery-secrets-and-magic/feed/ 0 Chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin: Book IV of the Liber Sancti Jacobi http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/07/chronicle-pseudo-turpin-book-iv-liber-sancti-jacobi/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/07/chronicle-pseudo-turpin-book-iv-liber-sancti-jacobi/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 04:10:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55292 The twelfth-century Chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin, also known as the History of Charlemagne and Roland, offers an 'eye-witness' account of events during the late eighth century.

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