Medievalists.net » Children’s Material 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 Knights, Rulers, Pilgrims and Writers: Female Characters in Medieval Children’s Books http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/knights-rulers-pilgrims-and-writers-female-characters-in-medieval-childrens-books/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/knights-rulers-pilgrims-and-writers-female-characters-in-medieval-childrens-books/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:52:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62098 Female characters in modern children’s literature have been shown to be represented in a stereotypical manner, but gender in historical fiction for children has received little scholarly attention.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/knights-rulers-pilgrims-and-writers-female-characters-in-medieval-childrens-books/feed/ 0 The True Knight http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/11/the-true-knight/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/11/the-true-knight/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:54:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61001 What it takes to be a true knight! A wonderful cartoon short made by students at the University of Bournemouth

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/11/the-true-knight/feed/ 0 Imprisonment, Execution and Escape: Medieval History and the National Curriculum http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59648 The final talk in Sesson #1041, Engaging the Public with the Medieval World, looked at what English children are being taught in school. How much medieval history is in the new programme that was released in September 2014? Megan Gooch, Curator at the Historic Royal Palaces breaks down the English system for us in her paper, ‘Imprisonment, Execution, and Escape: Medieval History and the National Curriculum’.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/feed/ 0 Making the Castle a Home: Creating an Immersive Medieval World Using Live Costumed Interpreters http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:43:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59622 How does the use of unscripted, adaptive, historical interpretation boost the tourist experience? Right on the heels of our look at the Tower of London’s visitor engagement, we heard a paper from Lauren Johnson, Research Manager for Past Pleasures, the oldest historical interpretation company in the UK who educate and entertain the public at historical sites, museums, on stage and and on TV.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/feed/ 0 A Kid’s Castle Questions Answered http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/22/kids-castle-questions-answered/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/22/kids-castle-questions-answered/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:16:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55601 Kids always seem to take a keen interest in castles, and they ask great questions that cut to the heart of the matter. So, keeping in mind that there are plenty of mini-medievalists out there, here are some castle questions from a six-year-old, with kid-friendly answers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/22/kids-castle-questions-answered/feed/ 0 The Legend of the Pied Piper in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Grimm, Browning, and Skurzynski http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/30/legend-pied-piper-nineteenth-twentieth-centuries-grimm-browning-skurzynski/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/30/legend-pied-piper-nineteenth-twentieth-centuries-grimm-browning-skurzynski/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:28:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50780 This paper examines the changes that were made in the literary telling and retelling of the story of the Pied Piper during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, comparing the folktale “Die Kinder zu Hameln” (1816) by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the poem “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”(1842) by Robert Browning, and the book What Happened in Hamelin (1979), by Gloria Skurzynski.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/30/legend-pied-piper-nineteenth-twentieth-centuries-grimm-browning-skurzynski/feed/ 0 Got Kids? Get Medieval http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/26/got-kids-get-medieval/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/26/got-kids-get-medieval/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:07:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50710 If you have kids or know kids who you’d like to expose to the Middle Ages, here are a few books you might like to explore over the summer holiday.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/10/children-and-literature-in-medieval-england/feed/ 0 George R. R. Martin’s Quest for Realism in A Song of Ice and Fire http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/14/george-r-r-martins-quest-for-realism-in-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/14/george-r-r-martins-quest-for-realism-in-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:11:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41098 This was my last session of KZOO this year and it was the perfect way to end a great conference. This series was dedicated to examining medievalism in fantasy literature with the dominant topic being George R. R. Martin and Tolkien.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/14/george-r-r-martins-quest-for-realism-in-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/feed/ 0 Kerry, Ireland A.D. 800 – medieval children’s book http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/kerry-ireland-a-d-800-medieval-childrens-book/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/kerry-ireland-a-d-800-medieval-childrens-book/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:17:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36918 Set in Ireland's majestic Ring of Kerry in the year 800, the tale is an inspiring coming-of-age adventure that deals with life lessons on the backdrop of an educational and entertaining plot

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