BBC show on The Private Lives Of The Medieval Kings to begin airing next week
In Illuminations: The Private Lives of the Medieval Kings BBC Four will tell the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated manuscripts from the British Library’s Royal Manuscripts collection which contains some of the most priceless documents in the country’s history.
New trailer for Game of Thrones Season 2
‘The Iron Throne is mine by right. They will bend the knee, or I will destroy them.’
Mmmmm….Medievalicious! Medieval Soups from Battle Castle
The good people at Battle Castle are offering their viewers three medieval soup recipes, just in time for Christmas.
Tony Robinson’s Gods and Monsters premieres this weekend
Tony Robinson’s Gods and Monsters, a new five-part series, begins on British television on Saturday night with a look at a history of the undead in Britain over the last two thousand years.
Battle of the Nations TV series
The Association of Historical Reenactors of the Middle Ages has created a unique film about the movement of historical reenactment of the Middle Ages.
Battle Castle set to invade TV screens in 2012
Battle Castle, a new Canadian television series airing in 2012, promises to reveal the military engineering behind six medieval castles – detail the…
Guilty Pleasures: Luxury In Ancient Greece And The Medieval World
For some, it’s about fine wines, penthouses, exclusive clubs and designer clothes. For others, it can be as simple as settling down for…
Bodies of 17 Jews from Medieval Norwich may have been mass-murder victims, scholars believe
Scholars from the University of Dundee believe that the remains of 17 people found in a well in Norwich were members of England’s…
Game of Thrones Review: “Fire and Blood”
Game of Thrones Review: “Fire and Blood” SE01 EP 10 The smoking season finale ends in a ball of fire! “Fire and Blood”…
Game of Thrones Review – “BAELOR” Off With His Head!
Game of Thrones Review – “BAELOR” Off With His Head! In this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, Cat makes a deal, Dany…
Game of Thrones Review: “THE POINTY END” War comes to Westeros!
In this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, Robb prepares for war, Sansa begs for mercy, the dead walk the Wall, and Tyrion…
Game of Thrones: “YOU WIN OR YOU DIE” SE01 EP07
“YOU WIN OR YOU DIE” Attempted murder, graphic sex and brutal betrayal! Welcome to King’s Landing kiddies… Let me begin by saying I have…
THE BORGIAS: “THE ART OF WAR” – SE01 EP08
“THE ART OF WAR” In this week’s episode…. “I had a dream, my son…or, a nightmare. I dreamed that all of Italy had…
THE BORGIAS: “DEATH ON A PALE HORSE” – SE01 EP07
“Death On A Pale Horse” In this week’s episode…. The French decimate Lucca, and march on towards Florence while Della Rovere wrestles with…
Game of Thrones:”CRIPPLES, BASTARDS AND BROKEN THINGS” – SE01 EP04
CRIPPLES, BASTARDS AND BROKEN THINGS More sexy, sword swinging fun this week on HBO’s Game of Thrones as a surprising arrest is made,…
Game of Thrones: “LORD SNOW” – SE01 EP03
LORD SNOW Viserys gets served, Khal Drogo gets a surprise, Ned juggles his new responsibilities and Jon makes no-man’s land “home”….this episode of…
The Viking Sagas to be aired on BBC 4
The BBC will be airing a show examining Iceland’s medieval history this week. The Viking Sagas will first be see on Tuesday, May…
Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest and the Sheriff of Nottingham
This piece, as befits a journal of medieval studies, focuses on the earliest known versions of the stories of Robin Hood. It does not consider the manifestations of Robin Hood after the Reformation, let alone his resuscitation in Music Hall, Film and Television in the last century and more.
The Borgias renewed for second season
Showtime has renewed The Borgias – the story of intrigue and murder set in 15th century Italy – for a second season. David…
Game of Thrones: “The King’s Road” – SE01 EP02
Attempted murder, sex, intrigue and the call to duty….this week’s episode, “The King’s Road” brings us more excitement, grit and gore as Ned…
The Characters of The Borgias
Here are some profiles and videos of the main characters in The Borgias. Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander VI The head of the Borgia clan…
The Borgias: SE01 EP03 – “The Moor”
“The Moor”- SE01 EP03 “My father had many adversaries, Cardinal. One of them came to sing his praises. When they could sing no…
The Borgias: SE01 EP01/EP01 – “The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin”
The House of Borgias The Borgias were a Spanish papal family who rose to prominence through their involvement in ecclesiastical and political affairs…
Game of Thrones premiere draws 4.2 million viewers; Second season added
After drawing 4.2 million viewers and critical praise for its premiere episode, HBO has announced it has renewed Game of Thrones for a…
A Game of Thrones: “Winter is Coming” – SE01 EP01
“Winter is Coming” – SE01 EP01 The Wall “Do the dead frighten you?” ` Ser Waymar Royce Leagues to the north, three men…