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Exhibit: Magna Carta Through the Ages at the Society of Antiquaries of London

Medievalists.net — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:51:44 +0000

If you’re passing through London and want something to do that is very quick, free, and historical, check out this great little Magna Carta exhibit at Burlington House hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London.

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Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document

Medievalists.net — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000

Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.

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Henry III and Magna Carta 1225

Medievalists.net — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:39:34 +0000

Now at the end of 1215 you would have thought this charter was a failure, without a future. Why is that?

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KZOO 2015: Session #42 – Magna Carta in Context

Medievalists.net — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:51:29 +0000

This coming week I’ll be featuring summaries on some of my favourites sessions and papers from #KZOO2015. I kicked off my first session on Thursday with the Magna Carta.

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CONFERENCES: Arnold Fitz Thedmar: an Early London chronicler

Medievalists.net — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:51:17 +0000

Another fascinating paper given at the Institute for Historical Research in central London. For those of you interested in chronicles, urban history and London, this paper was definitely for you. Ian Stone discussed his dissertation about thirteenth century London through the eyes of wealthy Alderman, Arnold Fitz Thedmar.

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The Great Parliament of 1265: Medieval origins of modern democracy

Medievalists.net — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 04:51:06 +0000

On the eve of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta – the charter recognised as laying the foundations of England's modern democracy – new research by a medieval historian from the University of Lincoln, reminds us that 2015 also marks 750 years since the earliest forerunner of a modern parliament was held.

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Mapping the Medieval Countryside

Medievalists.net — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:59:47 +0000

My summary of a Institute of Historical Research session on the digitization of records in Late Medieval England.

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Like Father Like Son? Henry III’s Tomb at Westminster Abbey as a Case Study in Late Thirteenth-Century English Kingship

Medievalists.net — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 01:08:26 +0000

Who was this king, and who made this grand monument to him? An inscription around the edge of the upper tomb chest identifies its occupant as Henry III, the English king who died in 1272 after a reign of fifty-six years.

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Power relations in the royal forests of England patronage : privilege and legitimacy in the reigns of Henry III and Edward I

Medievalists.net — Thu, 29 May 2014 01:16:20 +0000

The England of the Plantagenets (1189–1377) which honed the royal forest system was a typically medieval land. Its ultimate foundations lay upon the long established notion of the three estates: those who fought, those who prayed, and those who worked.

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What to See in Westminster Abbey

Medievalists.net — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:30:14 +0000

A review and tour of Westminster Abbey

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