Tuesday, 11 December 2012

To Bring on the Flowers: Medieval Women Menstruating.

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 It happened once a month for most of their adults lives. So, on a practical level, how did medieval women cope with menstruation and how ...
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Sunday, 11 November 2012

Interview with Amy Licence

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Read my interview with Mimi Moore on her interesting website "The Royal Firm": full of stories about the royals past and presents...
Saturday, 10 November 2012

Bring up the (Animal) Bodies: Martinmas Day.

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  The modern world remembers November 11 for marking the end of the First World War, but celebrations on that day were nothing new: ...
Wednesday, 7 November 2012

When breast wasn't best: Breastfeeding in Medieval and Tudor England

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                                    "Caritas" by Lucas Cranach the elder, early C16th   The medieval manuscript “Le Chanso...
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Friday, 26 October 2012

Sleep tight! Going to bed in Medieval and Tudor England.

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Pillows were for girls, lying down was dangerous and invalids should nap standing up!                                    MS images of t...
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Saturday, 20 October 2012

The King on Display ? It Remains to be Seen.

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                  The Chiddingly Boar- Richard III's personal device, which helped archaeologists                                   ...
Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Rebuilding the King's body: Richard III's skeleton may speak for itself.

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      Hunchback ? Usurper ? Murderer ? Says who ? In the five centuries since his violent death on Bosworth Field, Richard III’s rep...
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