Medieval History
Medieval age structure and objects found in Dwarka : http://timesofindia
600th Anniversary of Owain Glynd?r rebellion: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3652330.stm
A Mass in a Mosque: telegraph.co.uk
Search for 1,500-year-old murder clues: here
Medieval document throws light on origins of York Mystery Plays:
:http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/pressreleases/gildroll.htm
Geometry meets arts in Islamic tiles :http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4573323.html
2/16:
Saints:
St. Juliana of Nicomedia
St. Gilbert of Sempringham, abbot and founder of the the Gilbertine Order
Death:
309 St. Pamphilus
309 Martyrdom of St. Elias
1001 Roman barons put the Pope and Holy Roman Emperor to flight
1220 Bokhara falls to the Mongols
1397 The Sieur de Coucy prepares his Will
1486 Maximillian I chosen King of Germany
2/17:
Saints:
St. Finan of Iona, bishop of Lindisfarne Died February 661
Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
Birthday:
1490 Charles, Duke of Bourbon
Death:
364 the Emperor Jovian of Rome
603 St. Fintan of Cloneenagh
1247 Henry Raspe, King of Germany
Events:
1312 Royal Embassy arrives in Vienne from Philip IV "the Fair," King of France, to convice the Pope to condemn the Templars
1317 The French Inquisition is set after the Spirituals
1387 "Heathen" religions banned in Poland
1400 Richard, deposed King of England, murdered
1454 Philip "the Good," of Burgundy, takes the Vow of the Pheasant
1461 First Battle of St. Albans in War of the Roses
2/18:
Saints:
St. Theotonius of Coimbra, Augustinian, Abbot Died 1166
Death:
449 St. Flavian of Constantinople
676 St. Colman of Lindisfarne
1397 Enguerrand VII, Sieur de Coucy, Count of Soissons
1405 The Emir al Kebir Timur "i-Leng" (Tamerlane), while leading an expedition to China
1455 Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro), painter
1478 George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
Events:
1229 Frederick II Hohenstaufen, Emperor of Germany and excommunicate, gains Jerusalem by treaty
1386 Marriage of King Wladislaus II of Hungary to Jadwiga of Poland
1478 George, Duke of Clarence, drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine
1493 Columbus reaches the Azores
2/19:
Saints:
St. Conrad of Piacenza, Third Order Franciscan, penitent Died c. 1350
Birthday:
2/19/1473 Nicolaus Copernicus, "The earth revolves around the sun".
Death:
1405 Timur the Lame (aka Tamarlane)
1439 St. Mesrop
Events:
356 Emperor Constantins II ordered all of the temples within the Roman Empire closed.
607 Election of Pope Boniface III
1377 Wycliffe called to trial before the Bishop of London
1479 Antonello da Messina, Italian painter, dies
2/20:
Saints:
St. Wulfric of Haselbury, priest, hermit
Death:
342 St. Shahdost of Persia
1194 Tancred
1408 Henry Percy, Baron of Northumberland
1431 Pope Martin V
Events:
1258 Execution of the Caliph al-Musta'sim of Bagdad, by Hulagu Khan
1431 Trial of Joan of Arc
1437 Assassination of James I, King of Scotland
2/21:
Events:
Feralia in ancient Rome, honoring the dead
1076 Emperor Henry IV defies Rome and Pope Gregory VII
1173 Thomas A Becket canonized
1198 Pope Innocent III ordained as a priest
2/22:
Saints:
St. Margaret of Cortona, Lay Franciscan Died 1297
1072 St. Pietro Damiani
Birthday:
1403 Charles VII, King of France
1440 Ladislas, King of Bohemia and Hungary
Death:
606 Pope Sabinian
1071 Death of William fitzOsbern
1072 Stigand
Events:
1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates, anethemizes and deposes the Emperor Henry IV, and releases his subjects from their oaths of obedience.
1077 Deadline set by Tribur for Emperor Henry IV of Germany to submit to Rome
1276 Coronation of Pope Innocent V
1358 The Guilds of Paris rise against the Crown of France
1452 Murder of William, the Earl of Douglas, by James II, King of Scots
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Medieval History
Last Week's News
Medieval age structure and objects found in Dwarka : http://timesofindia
600th Anniversary of Owain Glynd?r rebellion: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3652330.stm
A Mass in a Mosque: telegraph.co.uk
Search for 1,500-year-old murder clues: here
Medieval document throws light on origins of York Mystery Plays:
:http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/pressreleases/gildroll.htm
Geometry meets arts in Islamic tiles :http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4573323.html
2/16:
Saints:
St. Juliana of Nicomedia
St. Gilbert of Sempringham, abbot and founder of the the Gilbertine Order
Death:
309 St. Pamphilus
309 Martyrdom of St. Elias
1001 Roman barons put the Pope and Holy Roman Emperor to flight
1220 Bokhara falls to the Mongols
1397 The Sieur de Coucy prepares his Will
1486 Maximillian I chosen King of Germany
2/17:
Saints:
St. Finan of Iona, bishop of Lindisfarne Died February 661
Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
Birthday:
1490 Charles, Duke of Bourbon
Death:
364 the Emperor Jovian of Rome
603 St. Fintan of Cloneenagh
1247 Henry Raspe, King of Germany
Events:
1312 Royal Embassy arrives in Vienne from Philip IV "the Fair," King of France, to convice the Pope to condemn the Templars
1317 The French Inquisition is set after the Spirituals
1387 "Heathen" religions banned in Poland
1400 Richard, deposed King of England, murdered
1454 Philip "the Good," of Burgundy, takes the Vow of the Pheasant
1461 First Battle of St. Albans in War of the Roses
2/18:
Saints:
St. Theotonius of Coimbra, Augustinian, Abbot Died 1166
Death:
449 St. Flavian of Constantinople
676 St. Colman of Lindisfarne
1397 Enguerrand VII, Sieur de Coucy, Count of Soissons
1405 The Emir al Kebir Timur "i-Leng" (Tamerlane), while leading an expedition to China
1455 Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro), painter
1478 George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
Events:
1229 Frederick II Hohenstaufen, Emperor of Germany and excommunicate, gains Jerusalem by treaty
1386 Marriage of King Wladislaus II of Hungary to Jadwiga of Poland
1478 George, Duke of Clarence, drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine
1493 Columbus reaches the Azores
2/19:
Saints:
St. Conrad of Piacenza, Third Order Franciscan, penitent Died c. 1350
Birthday:
2/19/1473 Nicolaus Copernicus, "The earth revolves around the sun".
Death:
1405 Timur the Lame (aka Tamarlane)
1439 St. Mesrop
Events:
356 Emperor Constantins II ordered all of the temples within the Roman Empire closed.
607 Election of Pope Boniface III
1377 Wycliffe called to trial before the Bishop of London
1479 Antonello da Messina, Italian painter, dies
2/20:
Saints:
St. Wulfric of Haselbury, priest, hermit
Death:
342 St. Shahdost of Persia
1194 Tancred
1408 Henry Percy, Baron of Northumberland
1431 Pope Martin V
Events:
1258 Execution of the Caliph al-Musta'sim of Bagdad, by Hulagu Khan
1431 Trial of Joan of Arc
1437 Assassination of James I, King of Scotland
2/21:
Events:
Feralia in ancient Rome, honoring the dead
1076 Emperor Henry IV defies Rome and Pope Gregory VII
1173 Thomas A Becket canonized
1198 Pope Innocent III ordained as a priest
2/22:
Saints:
St. Margaret of Cortona, Lay Franciscan Died 1297
1072 St. Pietro Damiani
Birthday:
1403 Charles VII, King of France
1440 Ladislas, King of Bohemia and Hungary
Death:
606 Pope Sabinian
1071 Death of William fitzOsbern
1072 Stigand
Events:
1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates, anethemizes and deposes the Emperor Henry IV, and releases his subjects from their oaths of obedience.
1077 Deadline set by Tribur for Emperor Henry IV of Germany to submit to Rome
1276 Coronation of Pope Innocent V
1358 The Guilds of Paris rise against the Crown of France
1452 Murder of William, the Earl of Douglas, by James II, King of Scots
- This Week's News
Medieval British map retains mysteries Science: Islam's forgotten geniuses Ancient city from Byzantine period discovered in Turkey Ancient glass mosaic restored in Israel Viking burial site found ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND EARLY BURIAL GROUND IN DONCASTER...
- News Of The Week
Anglo-Saxon treasures will stay in region - vow Same story, different take: MP in plea over ancient treasure Event passed, but only thing I found on it: MEDIAEVAL FIND TO BE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT MUSEUM Medieval splendour as Ruins welcomes visitors 'Too...
- Last Week's News
Roman camp's occupiers may have built the Antonine Wall Archeologists Discover Medieval Jewish Bath in Erfurt Clues to craft past unearthed Battle Abbey - breathtaking demonstrations Legendary Bulgarian King's Relics Prepped for 2nd Funeral...
- Medieval News
Not new, but new to me: Saxon Churches in Sussex Medieval knights' chain-mail armour paves way for futuristic smart textiles 3/30: Birthday: 1135 Maimonides [Moses ben Maimon], 1222 Nichiren 1432 Mehmed II, Ottoman sultan who took Constantinople...
- This Week's News
News of the Past Week Fisherman nets rare medieval cooking pot: http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=2594&ArticleID=2028695 New Discovery at Bodian Castle: http://www.hastingstoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=479&ArticleID=2027227...