Medievalists.net » Heritage 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 Walking Tour of the Battle of Stamford Bridge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/walking-tour-of-the-battle-of-stamford-bridge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/walking-tour-of-the-battle-of-stamford-bridge/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:09:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61060 The Stamford Bridge Battlefield Walk takes place on the 26th September at 10:30am, a day after the battle would have taken place in 1066, and starts at Shallows Car Park, Stamford Bridge.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/walking-tour-of-the-battle-of-stamford-bridge/feed/ 0 A Feast fit for a King at York http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/02/a-feast-fit-for-a-king-at-york/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/02/a-feast-fit-for-a-king-at-york/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:52:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60819 The JORVIK Group offer a time-travelling gastronomic treat during York’s Food and Drink Festival

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/02/a-feast-fit-for-a-king-at-york/feed/ 0 18 Millionth Visitor comes to JORVIK Viking Centre http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/20/18-millionth-visitor-comes-to-jorvik-viking-centre/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/20/18-millionth-visitor-comes-to-jorvik-viking-centre/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:51:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60496 JORVIK Viking Centre opened to the public on the 14th April, 1984, attracting people from all over the world to discover what life was like over 1,000 years ago in York.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/20/18-millionth-visitor-comes-to-jorvik-viking-centre/feed/ 0 ‘Décapitation’ by Femme No. 5 – get your own Tudor-inspired perfume at York http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/decapitation-by-femme-no-5-get-your-own-tudor-inspired-perfume-at-york/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/decapitation-by-femme-no-5-get-your-own-tudor-inspired-perfume-at-york/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:36:15 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60483 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was said to have had an illicit liaison during her visit to York in 1541, is the inspiration of a new perfume now available at Barley Hall in York as part of its ‘Power & Glory: York in the Time of Henry VIII’ exhibition.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/decapitation-by-femme-no-5-get-your-own-tudor-inspired-perfume-at-york/feed/ 0 Explore the Medieval Jewish Trail in Winchester http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/27/explore-the-medieval-jewish-trail-in-winchester/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/27/explore-the-medieval-jewish-trail-in-winchester/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:46:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60026 Visitors to Winchester have a new way to explore the English city's medieval Jewish past. Winchester City Council and the University of Winchester have launched a new city trail telling the story of this community.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/27/explore-the-medieval-jewish-trail-in-winchester/feed/ 0 Festival of Archaeology at Dunluce Castle today http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/25/festival-of-archaeology-at-dunluce-castle-today/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/25/festival-of-archaeology-at-dunluce-castle-today/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2015 05:03:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59972 Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland will host a family friendly archaeological event on Saturday 25 July from 10.30am – 4.30pm.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/25/festival-of-archaeology-at-dunluce-castle-today/feed/ 0 Magna Carta exhibition shows off newly found copy of charter http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/24/magna-carta-exhibition-shows-off-newly-found-copy-of-charter/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/24/magna-carta-exhibition-shows-off-newly-found-copy-of-charter/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:35:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59966 Earlier this year a copy of Magna Carta dated to the year 1300 was discovered in Kent. This rare copy now goes on public display as part of an exhibition starting today at the Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/24/magna-carta-exhibition-shows-off-newly-found-copy-of-charter/feed/ 0 Buried, Forgotten, Disinterred?: The 1944 National Socialist St. Olav Monument at Stiklestad http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:34:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59808 In 'Buried, Forgotten, Disinterred?: The 1944 National Socialist St. Olav Monument at Stiklestad', Øystein Ekroll gave the audience a glimpse into a struggle going on in Norway as it deals with its Nazi past.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/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 UNESCO adds medieval sites to World Heritage List http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/05/unesco-adds-medieval-sites-to-world-heritage-list/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/05/unesco-adds-medieval-sites-to-world-heritage-list/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 02:05:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59428 Medieval sites in Sicily, Korea and Turkey were among those selected to be added to UNESCO World Heritage list this week. During meetings held at Bonn, Germany, over 20 sites from around the world were added to the list, which now stands at over 1,000 landmarks and areas.

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