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Battle conference 2009 report
This year, the Battle conference was at Gregynog in Powys due to the closure of the usual venue of Pyke House. Although beer in the Chequers was sorely missed, the conference itself was very interesti… more →
On boundaries
Glenn Beck and the Holy Grail...
caridwen wrote 2 months ago: I’m not big on politics…unless they represent what was going on in the Middle Ages so cl … more →
Battle conference 2009 report
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gesta wrote 4 months ago: This year, the Battle conference was at Gregynog in Powys due to the closure of the usual venue of P … more →
Looking ahead to Battle 2009
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gesta wrote 5 months ago: Next week sees my third, and hopefully final, conference of the summer – the Battle Conference … more →
Looking forward to ... IMC 2009
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gesta wrote 6 months ago: The middle of July, as ever, will see many medievalists descending on University of Leeds for the In … more →
1066 or what on middle earth was that?
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gesta wrote 7 months ago: Yesterday and today Channel 4 broadcast a docudrama called ‘1066: the Battle for Middle Earth … more →
How to Pronounce “Ghoti” (Or Why You Can’t Sound Out Words)
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Nathanael Green wrote 7 months ago: Remember those grade-school teachers who told you to “sound it out” when you were learning to read t … more →
Teaching Domesday Book
gesta wrote 10 months ago: While Dr Jarrett has been busy listening to seminars on Domesday Book, I’ve been trying to tea … more →
Normans online
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gesta wrote 10 months ago: It has been a dreadfully long time since I last posted. There are no excuses, other than I needed a … more →
Lanval: An Anglo-Norman Romance
shannoas wrote 11 months ago: First, a bit of business: remember that your job this weekend is to do some strong revision work on … more →
Language
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donagh wrote 1 year ago: So while doing some grammatical criticism on a passage from the Gospel of Mark in preperation for my … more →
Chiefly British
pixxan wrote 1 year ago: It never fails. I will be otherwise occupied when a question occurs to me and I’m not in a position … more →
In search of Orderic Vitalis and St-Evroul
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gesta wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t mentioned Orderic Vitalis for at least a couple of months, so it is about time he ha … more →
Battle Conference 2008 report
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gesta wrote 1 year ago: It’s the day after the conference for five days before. The fact that I am exhausted, but more … more →
IMC 2008 report
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gesta wrote 1 year ago: The International Medieval Congress 2008 will be memorable for two things in particular: rain and cl … more →
Looking forward to Battle 2008
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gesta wrote 1 year ago: A couple of posts ago, I mentioned that I was also looking forward to attending the Battle conferenc … more →
Bayeux Tapestry on Radio 4: Gesta rants again
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gesta wrote 1 year ago: The Bayeux Tapestry made a star appearance on the Today programme this morning as the editor of BBC … more →
Looking forward to ... IMC 2008
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gesta wrote 1 year ago: The teaching, marking and exams boards are all done for the year and it is time for me to switch my … more →
