Monthly Archives: October 2014
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
The Field of the Cloth of Gold took place from June 7 -24, 1520, just two years after the Treaty of London. It was an outlandish festival between the nobles of England and France. It was orchestrated by the English … Continue reading
Roman Britain: The Trophy No One Wanted
In the world of the Holy Roman Empire, Britain was barely a blip on the radar. The island country wasn’t seen as desirable for the simple fact that it wasn’t. The land was sparse, the people were weird, and after … Continue reading
Agincourt
I found this podcast very interesting. Agincourt was a decisive victory for England over the French. One of the aspects of the battle i found most interesting is how Henry V was able to defeat the French. His army was … Continue reading
John Wycliffe – Donatism Never Dies?
By late-Middle Ages, the institutional Catholic Church had seen its share of schismatic groups and internal disputes. However, new debates typically centered on the reincarnations of long-tried issues. New circumstances brought renewed expressions or nuances, yet the essential questions often … Continue reading
The Venerable Bede
The Venerable Bede was one of the greatest historians of the Medieval period who’s comprehensive works on the people of his day and of the Bible were still in circulation into the early printing era, says Richard Gameson. This pious … Continue reading
Boudicca Means Victory
Who was Boudicca? Did she exist? How was her image used throughout history? These are some of the questions that historians Juliette Wood, Richard Hingley, and Miranda Aldhouse-Green answer, debate, and theorize over in a BBC podcast. About the only … Continue reading
Romanic Britain; Disgusting and Disappointing, yet Opportunitistic
Roman historians saw Britain as a disgusting and disappointing place due to it’s climate and inability to create a Roman writer, Senator, or Emperor; and the emperors saw it as an opportunistic land to be conquered and exploited. Roman historian and … Continue reading
Aethelstan, Great Anglo-Saxon king, or Greatest Anglo-Saxon King?
Few among the line of the House of Wessex stand out above their peers as being remembered not only for great bloodshed, but great sources of law and order. Chief among these would have been Alfred the Great, who smashed … Continue reading
John Wyclif and the Lollards
John Wyclif was a fourteenth-century philosopher, Oxford scholar, and theologian who disputed many key teachings of the Catholic Church in the fourteenth century. He was also responsible for starting the Bible translation movement. As a result, leaders of the Reformation Movement … Continue reading
The Peasants’ Revolt
“When Adam delved and Eve span, who then the gentlemen?” This is said to have been preached in sermon by John Ball, who along with the help of Watt Tyler are seen to be the primary leaders in the Peasants’ … Continue reading
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