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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.
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Magical seals in an English Book of Hours
In addition to containing the daily cycle of prayer, Books of Hours sometimes include magical spells or incantations, reflecting their lay owners’ concerns over physical and spiritual dangers. Stowe MS 16, a Book of Hours produced in London shortly before 1410, is an interesting example. This manuscript is mainly known to scholars because it includes a miniature of the Annunciation that has been attributed to Herman Scheerre (fl. c. 1388–c. 1422), a Flemish or German illuminator who was one of the most influential artists in early 15th-century England. blogs.bl.uk
The Hours of the Virgin Mary (London, c. 1410): Stowe MS 16, f. 9r
DNA detective Turi King
Geneticist Turi King tells Jim Al-Khalili how she confirmed that the 500-year-old skeleton found underneath a car park in Leicester was the body of Richard III. BBC Radio 4
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Medieval cures for lung disease, gout and vertigo
Even after the Normans conquered England, Old English (the oldest form of the vernacular) continued to be spoken throughout the country. It continued to be used in books produced in monasteries there for at least a century after William the Conqueror’s invasion.
One excellent example of this is found in the Old English Illustrated Herbal. Originally made in Canterbury in the early 11th century, this manuscript contains Old English translations of a collection of Latin remedies, illustrated with numerous paintings of plants and animals. blogs.bl.uk
Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Is Discovered Inside the Coffin of a Saint
Europe’s oldest intact book has been discovered after being closed inside a hermit monk’s coffin for over 400 years. It will go on display at the British Library as part of an exhibition featuring prized manuscripts like the Lindisfarne Gospels and Beowulf. The show is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see how medieval Anglo-Saxons depicted their own culture through early writings. MyModernMet.com
Ruins of Holyrood Church
Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
The Holyrood Church ruins are on the corner of High Street and Bernard Street. Southampton has numerous other medieval relics spread throughout the otherwise modern city, and it’s worth taking the time to seek them out. AltasObscura.com
Rindoon, Lecarrow, Ireland
Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.
On a sleepy, off-the-beaten-track peninsula jutting into Ireland’s River Shannon, you can wander through Rindoon, one of Ireland’s most enigmatic deserted medieval towns. Though it was once one of the area’s most important towns, it has slept undisturbed for centuries. AtlasObscura.com
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V. AtlasObscura.com
This Archive Captures Centuries of British Crime, From Cheese Theft to Murder
In 1580 in the British diocese of Ely, an Englishman named William Sturns went down in history for an unusual crime. His alleged malfeasance? Stealing not one, not two, but three cheeses. Ultimately, he was found not guilty, but this alleged felony was dutifully recorded in an archive spanning 200 years of crimes in Ely. AtlasObscura.com
‘Tragic death’ of medieval Paston family’s daughter revealed
The “short life and tragic death” of a young girl has been uncovered after the discovery of a medieval memorial brass.
Archaeologist Matt Champion discovered the memorial in Oxnead church near Aylsham in Norfolk on 28 May. bbc.com
Richard III Society 