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The secrets of medieval nanotechnology revealed in new study
Last year researchers revealed that medieval artisans were somehow able to make use of a form of nanotechnology to create…

Fantastic Beasts and How They Kill You
By Danièle Cybulskie As Western Christians moved ever further south and east, they encountered not only new cultures, but new…

Building the Parish Church, 1150-1300
Building the Parish Church, 1150-1300 Lecture by Meg Bernstein Given as part of the British Archaeological Association Annual Lecture Series,…

The ‘Nuclear’ Hillforts of Early Medieval Scotland
The ‘Nuclear’ Hillforts of Early Medieval Scotland Paper by Zachary Hinckley Given at the Archaeological Research in Progress conference at…

Spinning Destinies: Norns, Valkyries and the Art of Textile Production in the Viking Age
Spinning Destinies: Norns, Valkyries and the Art of Textile Production in the Viking Age Keynote paper by Edel Porter Given…

The Arrow in King Harold’s Eye: The Legend That Just Won’t Die
By Michael Livingston The Battle of Hastings is almost assuredly the most famous event in English history: amid dates popularly…

New Archival Evidence Seems to Clear Chaucer of the Rape of Cecily Chaumpaigne
By Kathryn Walton Warning Please be aware that this article contains discussion of sexual assault and may be triggering to…

The Fall of the Templars: How to destroy a military order
By Nicholas Morton On 13 October 1307 agents representing the French crown conducted a coordinated operation across the kingdom, arresting…