Medievalists.net » Thirteenth century 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 How to Write a Letter for a Suspicious Knight http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/how-to-write-a-letter-for-a-suspicious-knight/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/how-to-write-a-letter-for-a-suspicious-knight/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 03:11:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63040 For some were shoemakers in their own shires, some swineherds, and the man has yet to be found who would couple a girl of such noble birth to a man of ignoble origins.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/eleanor-of-castile-the-shadow-queen-by-sara-cockerill/feed/ 0 Meet the Real Ulrich von Liechtenstein http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/meet-the-real-ulrich-von-liechtenstein/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/meet-the-real-ulrich-von-liechtenstein/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 03:38:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61979 If you’ve ever seen A Knight’s Tale, you’ll know that the titular knight takes on the name of Ulrich von Liechtenstein in order to joust on the tournament circuit and win the hand of his lady fair. What you may not have known is that there seems to have been a real thirteenth-century knight named Ulrich von Liechtenstein, who spent his youth jousting to win the heart (and body) of a capricious lady, and then wrote a book about it.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/meet-the-real-ulrich-von-liechtenstein/feed/ 0 A Medieval Weather Report http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/a-medieval-weather-report/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/a-medieval-weather-report/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:11:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61053 What was England's weather like 746 years ago?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/a-medieval-weather-report/feed/ 0 The last rex crucesignatus, Edward I and the Mongol alliance http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/12/the-last-rex-crucesignatus-edward-i-and-the-mongol-alliance/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/12/the-last-rex-crucesignatus-edward-i-and-the-mongol-alliance/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2015 05:00:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61016 This study explores the crusading efforts of Edward I, King of England (1272– 1307), in the last decades of the thirteenth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/12/the-last-rex-crucesignatus-edward-i-and-the-mongol-alliance/feed/ 0 ‘Spurred on by the Fear of Death’: Refugees and Displaced Populations during the Mongol Invasion of Hungar http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/06/spurred-on-by-the-fear-of-death-refugees-and-displaced-populations-during-the-mongol-invasion-of-hungar/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/06/spurred-on-by-the-fear-of-death-refugees-and-displaced-populations-during-the-mongol-invasion-of-hungar/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2015 05:38:15 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60882 Sensitized by the grim headlines which daily announce the appalling plight of twentieth-century refugees in eastern Europe, I was motivated to investigate the behavior and conditions of medieval refugees fleeing the Mongols.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/06/spurred-on-by-the-fear-of-death-refugees-and-displaced-populations-during-the-mongol-invasion-of-hungar/feed/ 0 13th century insult discovered etched into the walls of Nidaros Cathedral http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/13th-century-insult-discovered-etched-into-the-walls-of-nidaros-cathedral/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/13th-century-insult-discovered-etched-into-the-walls-of-nidaros-cathedral/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 04:58:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60673 LAURENSIUS CELVI ANUS PETRI / Lars is Peter’s butt.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/13th-century-insult-discovered-etched-into-the-walls-of-nidaros-cathedral/feed/ 0 ‘But Where are the Dungeons?’: How to Engage the Public at the Tower of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59593 A talk about how historical sites, like the Tower of London engage the public. How to handle visitor expectations, what do people come t see and how to tell history in a captivating but accurate manner.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/feed/ 0 Exhibit: Magna Carta Through the Ages at the Society of Antiquaries of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59349 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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/feed/ 0 White Castle and the Dating of the Towers http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/white-castle-and-the-dating-of-the-towers/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/white-castle-and-the-dating-of-the-towers/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2015 02:06:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59250 Paul Remfrey makes a detailed case for dating the towers to 1229-31, and 1234-39, built by Hubert de Burgh.

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