Maeve L’Estrange is a culinary archaeologist, studying for a PhD in experimental archaeology in UCD. Since no medieval Irish recipes survive, she tries to piece together what may have been eaten by examining the fauna and flora remains from excavation reports and combining these with spices and other foodstuff referred to in primary documents of the period. DublinInquirer.com
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10 Facts About Richard Neville – Warwick ‘the Kingmaker’
He was a skilled diplomat and adroit politician, unafraid to go to whatever lengths necessary to secure his power. Historyhit.com
Protect Your Library the Medieval Way, With Horrifying Book Curses
IN THE MIDDLE AGES, CREATING a book could take years. A scribe would bend over his copy table, illuminated only by natural light—candles were too big a risk to the books—and spend hours each day forming letters, by hand, careful never to make an error. Atlasobscura.com
9 Things You Should Know About the Wars of the Roses
Explore nine key facts about the bloody feud that permanently altered the course of British history. History.com
Top 10 Strangest Deaths in the Middle Ages
You may have heard how medieval rulers have been killed in battle or died from an assassin’s blade. But did you know about the king who died from uncontrollable laughing or the emperor who was dragged 16 miles through a forest by a deer? Check out our list of the top ten strangest deaths from the Middle Ages! Medievalists.net
Notre Dame: time to call in the French builders with medieval skills
Artisans creating a ‘13th-century’ castle in Burgundy might well be the ideal team to restore the cathedral.
Remaking medieval history is what they have been doing at Guédelon for the past 22 years, as a team of workers and volunteers construct a 13th-century château using the tools and techniques of the epoch and, as far as possible, locally sourced basic materials like stone and wood.
Medieval Scholars Joust With White Nationalists. And One Another.
Each May, some 3,000 people descend on Kalamazoo, Mich., for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which brings together academics and enthusiasts for four days of scholarly panels, performances and after-hours mead drinking.
