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Christmas market coming to York’s Barley Hall

Medievalists.net — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 05:34:43 +0000

If you are interested in a Christmas market with a medieval flavour, Barley Hall in York will be the place to go later this month, as they are organising a festive shopping treat stocked full of unique gifts.

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A Feast fit for a King at York

Medievalists.net — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:52:59 +0000

The JORVIK Group offer a time-travelling gastronomic treat during York’s Food and Drink Festival

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18 Millionth Visitor comes to JORVIK Viking Centre

Medievalists.net — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:51:54 +0000

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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‘Décapitation’ by Femme No. 5 – get your own Tudor-inspired perfume at York

Medievalists.net — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:36:15 +0000

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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JORVIK Medieval Festival to take place this August

Medievalists.net — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:41:15 +0000

27 venues, an army of experts, re-enactors and interpreters and nearly 1000 years of history will feature in this year’s blockbuster JORVIK Medieval Festival, taking place throughout August at venues from York’s city bars and Hornsea’s St Nicholas church, to Knaresborough Castle and Selby Abbey.

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York hosts 2015 Richard Hall Symposium on June 20th

Medievalists.net — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 03:19:35 +0000

The full list of speakers for the 2015 Richard Hall Symposium has been announced, with new research and discussions concerning women in early medieval history included in the programme.

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Archaeologists set explore Clifford’s Tower

Medievalists.net — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:34:54 +0000

The second phase of archaeological investigations to better understand the iconic Clifford's Tower in York is set to begin this month.

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Gender and Matrimonial Litigation in the Church Courts in the Later Middle Ages: The Evidence of the Court of York

Medievalists.net — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 08:09:41 +0000

If some later medieval males thought the courts were biased, what might the female perspective have been?

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The Visit of King Sigismund to England, 1416

Medievalists.net — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:36:44 +0000

In their chapter-length account of Sigismund's visit to England in 1416, James Hamilton Wylie and William Templeton Waugh remark that, though this was the first and only visit by a Holy Roman Emperor to England during the Middle Ages, aside from an immediate political gain, in the treaty signed by Sigismund and Henry V to defend each other against the French, the impact in terms of anecdote or literature is virtually nil; and they conclude somewhat ironically, "The most notable momento of Sigismund's stay in England is his sword, which is now one of the insignia of the corporation of York."

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Living cheek by jowl: the pathoecology of medieval York

Medievalists.net — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 01:08:49 +0000

This paper aims to present the environmental context for disease combined with the human osteological record to reconstruct the pathoecology of medieval York.

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