Medieval History
Tens of thousands of spectators have gathered in the Tuscan city of Siena on Monday to watch the medieval summer horse race - the Palio - in which horsemen tear bare-back round the city's historic centre.
The race is the culmination of several days of joyful, yet fierce competition between Siena's 17 neighbourhoods.
The tension rises as neighbourhood representatives enter the main square - the Piazza del Campo - dressed in magnificent medieval garb.
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Medieval History
Thousands gather to watch the Palio in Siena
Tens of thousands of spectators have gathered in the Tuscan city of Siena on Monday to watch the medieval summer horse race - the Palio - in which horsemen tear bare-back round the city's historic centre.
The race is the culmination of several days of joyful, yet fierce competition between Siena's 17 neighbourhoods.
The tension rises as neighbourhood representatives enter the main square - the Piazza del Campo - dressed in magnificent medieval garb.
Click here to read this article from ITN
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In Siena's Pinocateca Nazionale museum, four chairs have been placed in a row in front of Simone Martini's Altarpiece of Blessed Agostino Novello (c. 1328). Presumably, this is to give viewers in what is perhaps the best art-museum bargain in...
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Studies in Medievalism invites session and paper proposals for its annual interdisciplinary conference, October 8-11, 2009. We welcome papers that explore any topic related to the study and teaching of Medievalism, and especially those that focus on...
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