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51Ellis Peter’s Brother Cadfael books; a British detective of the Middle Ages
Edith May Pargeter wrote as Ellis Peters, the pillar of Medieval crime fiction in her creation Brother Cadfael. In the shadows of the Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, within the Benedictine monastery walls, lie Brother Cadfael’s...
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54Guide to Elizabeth Chadwick Medieval Historical Fiction Books
Elizabeth Chadwick is fast being considered one of Britain’s top historical novelists and she has been called “the best writer of Medieval fiction currently around” by the founder of the Historical Novel Society. She writes about the 11th –...
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75Ely Cathedral. The Travellers Photo Guide for Virtual Visitors
The illustrated guide to Ely Cathedral in the U.K for virtual visitors.
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83Four Queens
The 13th century gave us the four queens of Provencal, France, who greatly influenced the medieval history of Europe. Born to Raymond Berenger V, the Count of Provence, and his wife, Beatrice of Savoy, were Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia and Beatrice. The Provencal sisters became the queens of France, England, Germany and Sicily.Beatrice of Savoy exemplifies the old adage, "The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world."
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77The Art and Beauty of European Tapestries
Arabesque tapestry with monogram of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, Brussels ca. 1555 Once upon a time and and not too long ago, I volunteered at Hale Farm & Village a historic property and 1800's living history production of the Western Reserve...
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73A Bit on Marsilio of Padua
I am turning now the pages on Marsilio of Padua in William Ebenstein's Introduction to Political Philosophy. "The principal revolutionary changes in the late Middle Ages were the growing vehemence of anticlerical feeling and the decisive defeat of...
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77A Little Story: "I Wonder, Wonder, Why?" Rated G
Sir Sremmus, the last of the Knights, of the Order of the Sword, of the Ninth Realm, From a land near here, next to the lake of tomorrow, Seeing the Mountains called There, A mighty Sword, given by the Lady of the Lake, Honor beholds . . .
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75The Bronze Dragon and the Boy
A moaning cry funnelled through the mountain valleys causing the worried lord to pace in his stone built fort as the hastily created huts below, shuddered and strained from the sound. Cattle glanced into the fog hidden lands in fright, while horses...
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89Monteriggioni - Tuscany's Fortress in the Sky
Most visitors to the Tuscany region of Italy will instinctively gravitate to the beautiful communities of San Gimignano and Siena. Located between these two popular destinations is the often overlooked hill top fortess community of Monteriggioni. For a walk off the beaten path stop into this amazingly well preseved medieval village and travel back in time to the italy of yesteryear.
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70Azmeara -Part One- Chapter Two
Desperate times call for desperate messures, when the village is raided and people are killed by the cruel warlord Viper Rozect, Ariets quick thinking and desire to survive saves herself, her sister and her best friend from a fate worse than death.
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