Medievalists.net » France 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 Castle for Sale in France: Chateau d’Avezan http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 04:57:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62993 This 13th century castle in southern France is on sale for 950 000 €

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/feed/ 0 The Heloise of History http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-heloise-of-history/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-heloise-of-history/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:15:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62547 This thesis seeks to determine the historical role of the twelfth-century abbess Heloise, apart from the frequently cited and disputed letters exchanged between her and Peter Abelard.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-heloise-of-history/feed/ 0 Medieval Books: 5 Great New Releases! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:56:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62481 Black Friday is around the corner - here are a few books that have just been released!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/feed/ 0 Technological Determinisms of Victory at the Battle of Agincourt http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/03/technological-determinisms-of-victory-at-the-battle-of-agincourt/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/03/technological-determinisms-of-victory-at-the-battle-of-agincourt/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:22:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62252 This article takes issue with the deterministic conclusions of a recent study by three scientists who investigated the effects of wearing armour on soldier exhaustion during the battle of Agincourt.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/03/technological-determinisms-of-victory-at-the-battle-of-agincourt/feed/ 0 Agincourt 1415 – 2015 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/agincourt-1415-2015/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/agincourt-1415-2015/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:41:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62191 Anne Curry talks about the myths and history of the Battle of Agincourt

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/agincourt-1415-2015/feed/ 0 Agincourt 600 Celebrated with Pomp and Pageantry at Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/agincourt-600-celebrated-with-pomp-and-pageantry-at-westminster-abbey/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/agincourt-600-celebrated-with-pomp-and-pageantry-at-westminster-abbey/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:11:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62126 600 years ago, the bells of Westminster Abbey rang out as word arrived in London that Henry V had defeated the French in Agincourt. 600 years later to the very day, the bells pealed out again to commemorate a medieval battle where the English were vastly outnumbered but still came home victorious.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/agincourt-600-celebrated-with-pomp-and-pageantry-at-westminster-abbey/feed/ 0 Celebrating Agincourt 600 at the Wallace Collection http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/26/celebrating-agincourt-600-at-the-wallace-collection/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/26/celebrating-agincourt-600-at-the-wallace-collection/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:54:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62036 This week, historians around the world are gearing up to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, one of the most significant battles of the Hundred Year’s War.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/26/celebrating-agincourt-600-at-the-wallace-collection/feed/ 0 Agincourt 1415: The Battle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/agincourt-1415-the-battle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/agincourt-1415-the-battle/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 23:55:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62024 What you haven't got is an ordered advance - you've got complete and total chaos.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/five-myths-about-the-battle-of-agincourt/feed/ 0 Tactics, Strategy, and Battlefield Formation during the Hundred Years War: The Role of the Longbow in the ‘Infantry Revolution’ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/tactics-strategy-and-battlefield-formation-during-the-hundred-years-war-the-role-of-the-longbow-in-the-infantry-revolution/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/tactics-strategy-and-battlefield-formation-during-the-hundred-years-war-the-role-of-the-longbow-in-the-infantry-revolution/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 04:36:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61990 The English longbow had a tremendous impact on strategy and tactics during the Hundred Years War.

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