Medieval History
Louise D'Arcens on Abbotts, Bishops, and Knights?in Contemporary Australia
Louise D'Arcens, in her article for the
Sydney Morning Herald, takes a look at the contemporary political and satirical reception of the Middle Ages in Australia. READ HER ARTICLE HERE
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A Kangaroo In A 16th Century Manuscript?
An image from a 16th century Portuguese manuscript may indicate that Europeans visited Australia earlier than previously thought. A drawing that appears to show a kangaroo has been found in the manuscript belonging to a Portuguese nun. The small manuscript,...
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Crunch Time: Making Money From A Medieval Extreme Sport
Bathurst-based entrepreneur Rod Walker promotes what the History Channel calls ?the most dangerous collision sport in history?: jousting. The former coal miner keen on horses graduated to jousting by way of foot combat. His jousting business, Full Tilt,...
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Cfp: Medievalism Of Nostalgia
The Medievalism of Nostalgia An ARC NEER Conference Call For Papers Graduate Centre, University of Melbourne November 27-28, 2009 Thomas Cole, "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" (1828) Nostalgia, first perceived in the 17th century as an obscure condition...
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Evans Interviews Candace Robb; Brown Reviews Intl. Medievalism And Popular Culture (d'arcens/lynch)
Medievally Speaking announces two new publications: Michael Evans: "'My fiction is the natural outgrowth of my fascination with the times:' an Interview with Candace Robb." Molly Brown reviews: Louise D? Arcens and Andrew Lynch (ads), International...
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Medievally Speaking Reviews Tv Ad And Publishes Interview
Medievally SpeakingTwo new publications on Medievally Speaking, our first review of a TV Commercial: Claudiu Mesaro?'s take on Tarsem Singh, dir., Medieval Fighting for Pepsi; and our first interview: "I see medievalism as a pretty...
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