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Friday, November 27, 2009

For Your Holiday Shopping Needs

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The Medieval Recreations Wall Calendar for 2010 is now available at Commonplace Goods , along with the Carthaginian War Elephant Calendar p...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

The Edgecote Tournament

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A spiffy recreation of a King Rene tournament was held in England in September, complete with viewing stands. Here is the site.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Tournament of the Lily

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On November 14th the Tournament of the Lily , a very noble deed of arms was held in the Barony of Ponte Alto of the Society for Creative Ana...
Friday, November 06, 2009

The French Onset at Agincourt

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From the Gesta Henrici Quinti : Sed Gallorum nobilitas quae plena fronte prius accesserat, ut de prope conjunctionem venerat, vel timore tel...
Monday, November 02, 2009

The Numbers at Agincourt II

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Having taken a closer look, I don't believe Anne Curry's revisionist numbers for the English, either. If the quotes posted here are...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

The Numbers at Agincourt

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Anne Curry has a new revisionist take on the battle, saying the French army was much, much smaller than most historians have believed. Also...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

The Augustine Committee and their Report

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The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee led by former Lockheed Martin chief Norm Augustine turned in their final report Octob...

Why Very Long Copyright Durations Are a Bad Idea.

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What these guys said . You might think, as a creator of intellectual content, that I'm in favor of having my copyright last until the Su...
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Seven Reasons to Date a Medievalist

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Unlocked Wordhoard lists compelling reasons to date a medievalist . Including, of course, our superior zombie apocalypse survival skills
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Are We Wimps? Compared to Ancient Athenians?

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Provocative anthropologist Peter McAllister says yes. Athens employed 30,000 rowers who could all exceed the achievements of modern oarsm...
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Will McLean
I’ve been involved in medieval recreation since 1975. I contributed to a manual for living history that later grew into the book Daily Life in Chaucer’s England, and have written and illustrated several articles on the medieval tournament. This blog is mostly a platform for my other writing about the Middle Ages, and whatever else moves me: other history, movies, SF, space exploration, contemporary politics and economics. You can find my livejournal feed at Willscommonplac
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