Medieval History
The unfortunate and sad passing of Richard Hogg:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2172759,00.html
- Obituaries
Ray Page: obituaries published in the Daily Telegraph (22nd March) and The Times (23rd March) have celebrated the career of Prof. Ray Page. The link to the Telegraph obituary is here; the Times obituary can only be accessed by subscribers. Ursula Donke:...
- Obituaries For Mark Blackburn
An obituary for Dr Mark Blackburn (1953-2011), prepared for the British Numismatic Journal, has been made available electronically in advance of its publication. It can be found here. [Edit: 30/09/11] Another obituary for Mark appeared in the Guardian...
- New Look For St Benet?s Abbey Ruins At Horning
The mysterious ruins of St Benet?s Abbey next to the River Bure at Horning are currently hidden beneath scaffolding as an £800,000 restoration project gets under way. And the painstaking work of specialist builders from Suffolk firm R and J Hogg is...
- Thirteenth-century Ivory Of Virgin And Child Sells For $8.5 Million
An ivory of the Virgin and Child enthroned, made in Paris between 1250-1280, was sold at auction for $8.547.979 (US) earlier this month, a record price for a medieval art object. The ivory was sold by Christie?s Paris auction house on November 16th to...
- Have Richard Iii's Remains Been Found?
A team of historians and archaeologists may have found the remains of one of the most maligned English monarchs, Richard III. The bones which were discovered in a parking lot in Leicester are thought to be a "prime candidate" for the king. Although not...
Medieval History
Richard Hogg obituary
The unfortunate and sad passing of Richard Hogg:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2172759,00.html
- Obituaries
Ray Page: obituaries published in the Daily Telegraph (22nd March) and The Times (23rd March) have celebrated the career of Prof. Ray Page. The link to the Telegraph obituary is here; the Times obituary can only be accessed by subscribers. Ursula Donke:...
- Obituaries For Mark Blackburn
An obituary for Dr Mark Blackburn (1953-2011), prepared for the British Numismatic Journal, has been made available electronically in advance of its publication. It can be found here. [Edit: 30/09/11] Another obituary for Mark appeared in the Guardian...
- New Look For St Benet?s Abbey Ruins At Horning
The mysterious ruins of St Benet?s Abbey next to the River Bure at Horning are currently hidden beneath scaffolding as an £800,000 restoration project gets under way. And the painstaking work of specialist builders from Suffolk firm R and J Hogg is...
- Thirteenth-century Ivory Of Virgin And Child Sells For $8.5 Million
An ivory of the Virgin and Child enthroned, made in Paris between 1250-1280, was sold at auction for $8.547.979 (US) earlier this month, a record price for a medieval art object. The ivory was sold by Christie?s Paris auction house on November 16th to...
- Have Richard Iii's Remains Been Found?
A team of historians and archaeologists may have found the remains of one of the most maligned English monarchs, Richard III. The bones which were discovered in a parking lot in Leicester are thought to be a "prime candidate" for the king. Although not...