Interview with author Isolde Martyn
Isolde Martyn is best-selling author of historical fiction, much of it centred on the Wars of the Roses.
Interview with Tamas Kiss of CEU Medieval Radio
CEU Medieval Radio is currently the only medieval themed radio on the internet which plays only authentic medieval and renaissance music from the Iberian Peninsula to the Ottoman Empire.
Interview with Andrea Cefalo, author of The Fairytale Keeper
The Fairytale Keeper series answer the question: what if all Grimm’s fairy tales originated with one person?
Interview with Jeri Westerson, author
I took the tropes of your typical hard-boiled detective series—the lone detective with a chip on his shoulder–who is hard drinking, tough-talking, tough fighting character–the dark streets and dark doings of crime and subculture of criminals and intrigue, the femme fatale—and let them slide into the medieval era.
INTERVIEW: Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
An interview with author Nancy Brown on her latest medieval offering: “Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths”.
“Kid Beowulf” – A New Graphic Novel for Kids!
I had the chance to interview graphic novelist Alexis Fajardo about his new children’s comic book Kid Beowulf!
John Lydgate and the Poetics of Fame
Read our interview with Mary C. Flannery about her new book
The British History Podcast
With over seventy episodes recorded, the British History Podcast is giving people a lot to listen too.
Interview with Sarah Gristwood, author of Blood Sisters: The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses
It was really Margaret of Anjou, Henry VI’s wife, with her ambition and determination – her refusal to let the Duke of York assume control, after her husband had fallen into a catatonic stupor – that kickstarted the civil war.
Interview with James Forrester, author of Sacred Treason
‘The whole plot becomes so much more sensational when set in the Elizabethan period, and the struggle the conscientious individual to ‘do the right thing’ becomes a battle in itself.’
A Medieval Murder – Interview with Frederik Pedersen
Frederik Pedersen, Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, talks with Medievalists.net about the murder of William Cantilupe on March 23, 1375.
Canadian Society of Medievalists
The Canadian Society of Medievalists aims to represent Canadian medievalists around the world and medievalists working in Canada.
Interview with Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England
The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England, is being released in May 2012.
Battle Castle – Interview with Nicole Tomlinson
I was so fascinated by the stories of the lives of the people and artifacts associated with these strongholds that I didn’t realize I actually wasn’t learning much about the castles themselves. The more I delved into researching the series, the more I wanted to see the technologies that built them (and sometimes brought them down) jump out of my imagination and into action.
Battle Castle – Interview with Ian Herring
In 21 years of filmmaking, I have never worked on a project where professional and personal interests have come together such an authentic way.
Medieval Leather Clothing – Interview with Jessica Caruso-Reynolds
Talking about medieval leather clothing with designer Jessica Caruso-Reynolds of Emporium Custom Leathers
Making History: Antiquaries in Britain
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is now presenting the exhibition: Making History: Antiquaries in Britain, which showcases treasures from the Society of Antiquaries of London
Interview with Sharon Kay Penman
Best-selling author Sharon Kay Penman has published her twelfth novel, Lionheart, which focuses on King Richard I and his crusade to the Holy…
The Friar of Carcassonne
The Friar of Carcassonne: Revolt against the Inquisition in the Last Days of the Cathars By Stephen O’Shea Douglas and McIntyre, 2011 ISBN…
Tullaun Castle in Ireland
In 2007 Sonja and Kevin Bergin purchased Tullaun Castle in North Tipperary, Ireland. Tullaun Castle is a Gaelic four-storey tower house that is…
Dance of the Dandelion, by Dina Sleiman
Dance of the Dandelion By Dina Sleiman WhiteFire Publishing, 2011 ISBN: 978-0983455608 Price $14.99 for a print copy, under $4 for an electronic…
Interview with Jayden Woods, author of Godric the Kingslayer
In 2010 we interviewed author Jayden Woods about her novel Eadric the Grasper: Sons of Mercia Volume I. Jayden has now published the…
Who says history can’t be fun?! Medievalists.net chats with Simon Bradbury about the medieval gaming world of Stronghold III
Who says history can’t be fun?! Medievalists.net talks to Simon Bradbury about the medieval gaming world of Stronghold III How did you get into…
The medieval glass industry
The medieval glass industry Hunter, J.R. Medieval Industry, CBA Research Report No 40 (1981) Abstract The evolution of most industrial processes can be traced…
Account of the Viking Siege of Paris offers new insights into the early Middle Ages
By Peter Konieczny and Sandra Sadowski The chance to work on an amazing and unique story was the reason behind Nirmal Dass producing…