http://historymedren.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Medieval History GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-01T00:14:47Z Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:14:47 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/10/02/medieval-elections.htm Here in the U.S., a historic election looms in just a little over a month. But in the Middle Ages, monarchies were the norm, and there were no democratic societies.... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/10/02/medieval-elections.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:31:43 +0000 2008-10-02T00:31:43Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/10/01/october.htm October is a month for tilling and sowing, and once again the Limbourg brothers show us how it was done. This detail depicts a peasant on horseback hauling a harrow,... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/10/01/october.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:14:47 +0000 2008-10-01T00:14:47Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/10/01/viking-mouse-invasion.htm Yes, it's true: humans were not the only Scandinavians to invade England and Scotland during the Middle Ages. Recent research reveals that the common house mouse, which evolved into different... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/10/01/viking-mouse-invasion.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:57 +0000 2008-10-01T00:00:57Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/25/viking-ingot-discovered.htm It might look like a dead bug or a piece of very old wood, but it's actually a solid silver ingot that was found last year by treasure hunters in... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/25/viking-ingot-discovered.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:28:00 +0000 2008-09-25T00:28:00Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/25/new-blog-japes-for-owre-tymes.htm Angry Kem, a self-described "bad-tempered English prof," offers up a translation of modern comics into Middle English in this amusing new blog. In addition to the translation, Kem provides commentary... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/25/new-blog-japes-for-owre-tymes.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:12:09 +0000 2008-09-25T00:12:09Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/24/medieval-manuscripts-online.htm The John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester will digitize part of its collection of medieval manuscripts, thanks to £85,000 in funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee. Manuscripts... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/24/medieval-manuscripts-online.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:55:15 +0000 2008-09-24T21:55:15Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/18/horse-graveyard.htm A highly unusual find has been made in Staraya Russa, a town in the Novgorod region: an entombment of 14 horses. Because the burials appear to have been made over... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/18/horse-graveyard.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:33:05 +0000 2008-09-18T00:33:05Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/17/vikings-vikings-and-more-vikings.htm Recently, several archaeological discoveries involving Vikings have been made: Viking graves in central Sweden Six grave sites were found in Lännäs outside of Örebro. Check out the item at the Local. Viking shield... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/17/vikings-vikings-and-more-vikings.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:39:54 +0000 2008-09-17T23:39:54Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/16/archaeologists-unearth-an-abbey-in-abbeytown.htm Part of a 12th-century abbey, which had fallen into disrepair after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, has been uncovered in recent excavations in Abbeytown, Cumbria, England. A... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/16/archaeologists-unearth-an-abbey-in-abbeytown.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:42:42 +0000 2008-09-16T23:42:42Z http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/11/londons-royal-academy-of-arts-to-host-byzantium-exhibit.htm If you're fortunate enough to live in or near London, or if you have an opportunity to visit, don't miss this unique exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts. Beginning... http://historymedren.about.com/b/2008/09/11/londons-royal-academy-of-arts-to-host-byzantium-exhibit.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:01:03 +0000 2008-09-11T00:01:03Z