Congratulations to our new, and to our returning officeholders for 2023:
President – Anita Bentley
Vice President – Jenny Gee
Secretary – Alison Carman
Treasurer – Jo-Ann Koh
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The Lost King | Cunard British Film Festival 2022
Find details of when the film is showing in Perth, as part of the Cunard British Film Festival 2022. Dates, times and tickets available for Luna Leederville, Luna on SX, Windsor Cinema, and Palace Raine Square.
Watch the official trailer: https://youtu.be/Bgv6KHeAFeY
A knight’s (tall) tale: why medieval traveller Sir John Mandeville was more popular than Marco Polo
His book, known as The Travels, inspired Christopher Columbus and every peculiar detail from far-off lands was widely believed for centuries. But was the medieval knight turned explorer actually a fraudulent fantasist or rampant plagiarist? Writer Giles Milton goes looking for the real Sir John Mandeville… HistoryExtra.com
The Master of Edward IV
The British Library continues to acquire medieval manuscripts with important research potential to enhance the national collection. You may have seen that last year they announced the acquisition of the Lucas Psalter (Add MS 89428), a fascinating late medieval Psalter made in Bruges for an English patron, which contains the added arms of Thomas Houchon Lucas (1460-1539) of Suffolk, the secretary to Jasper Tudor, and Solicitor General under Henry VII. Now that the Library has reopened, they have digitised the manuscript which you can view in full on our Digitised Manuscripts site. BritishLibrary.uk
6 myths about Richard III
Richard III (1452–85) was the last Yorkist king of England, whose death at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 signified the end of the Wars of the Roses and marked the start of the Tudor age. Many myths persist about the last Plantagenet king, whose remains were discovered beneath a Leicester car park in 2012. Did Richard III murder the Princes in the Tower? Did he want to marry his niece, Elizabeth of York? And was he a usurper? HistoryExtra.com
The Sauce of the Middle Ages
How Worcestershire sauce changed the way we look at medieval manuscripts. historytoday.com
Wells Cathedral Clock
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
This clock was constructed during the early 14th century by a monk from Glastonbury named Peter Lightfoot. The clock was eventually relocated from Glastonbury Abbey to Wells Cathedral. Initially, there was only the face inside the church, but around 1400, a second face for the clock was installed outside the church. AtlasObscura.com
Richard III’s family church at Fotheringhay ends £1.5m repairs
A historic church that has “worldwide interest” because of its links to Richard III has completed £1.5m worth of restoration work.
The Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire had repairs to the roofs and stonework. bbc.com
Do you listen to podcasts?
Are you looking for a list that you can work through?
Medievalists.net have put together a list of twenty-five podcasts/radio programs you can listen to which offer great content on the Middle Ages.
Welcome to 2019!
The first 2019 meeting of the Branch will be held on Saturday 26th January from 2pm. Please note: we have a new venue for meetings this year
Reminder: for those interested in attending the 2019 Convention in Victoria in August, deposits are due by 31 January.
Please email Richard3inWA@gmail.com for more information.
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