853 – Sack of Damietta: the Byzantine navy attacked and destroyed the port city of Damietta on the Nile Delta in Egypt # 1377 – Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe # 1455 – Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans: Richard, Duke…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-22
1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull "ad exstirpanda" authorizing the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition # R.I.P. 1381 – Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron # R.I.P. 913 – Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz # Think your life is choatic?!?! Check out the Anarchy! New Podcast is available http://darkag.es/MAP16 #…
Medieval re-enactment to bring Castle Rushen back to life
Castle Rushen will be brought to life by the UK’s premier medieval re-enactment society next month. A troupe from Conquest will invade the ancient grounds on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 and will transport the castle, and its visitors, back to the 1200s. Conquest will showcase life in a 13th century garrison with…
MAP: Ep 16 – Pillars of the Earth 4: “Battlefields”
The Anarchy heats up this week! There are beseiged castles, fierce battles and of course, double dealings! Join us as we continuing our trip through The Pillars of the Earth. This week we recap/review episode four “Battlefields” of the Starz Original series The Pillars of the Earth. Set in the the 12th century The Pillars…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-15
R.I.P. 1473 – John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician, Knight of the Bath # Spent the weekend cleaning and moving furniture…Happy Mother's day!! Now back to the Middle Ages!! # 1092 – Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated # R.I.P. 1315 – Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy # R.I.P. 1446 – Mary of Enghien, Queen…
Annigeri skulls are 638 years old
In what could be a history-creating discovery for Karnataka, Carbon-14 dating of samples of about 600 skulls that were unearthed in Annigeri, in Dharwad district, over the last seven months has indicated they are as old as 638 years. Speaking to Deccan Herald over the phone from Bhubaneswar, Institute of Phsyics (IoP) Prof D P…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-08
"He was as fresh as the month of May." ~Geoffrey Chaucer , Canterbury Tales # 1328 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton is ratified by the English Parliament at Northampton # The Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton stipulated three terms: 1) The Kingdom of Scotland as a fully independent nation # The Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton…
Conan the Barbarian Movie Trailer
I am a huge fan of the original Conan movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, so when I heard they were remaking the movie I was a bit skeptical. The official movie trailer was released this week and it looks pretty good. Unfortunately they use fast editing to get in and out of scenes. Overall it appears…
Dark Realms: Medieval fantasy themed game for iOS
Be the ultimate barbarian and fight off the hordes of evil creatures in Dark Realms, the medieval fantasy themed game for iOS available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The doorway to hell has opened to unleash monsters from the unknown for you to battle your way through. Complete each level by beating the…
MAP: Ep 15 – Pillars of the Earth “Redemption”
We are continuing the trip through Pillars of the Earth. This week we recap/review episode three “Redemption” of the Starz Original series The Pillars of the Earth. Set in the the 12th century The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of King Stephen’s reign over England and the 19 year period of Anarchy. Pillars…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-01
Happy Easter! # R.I.P. 1342 – Pope Benedict XII # Happy Birthday 1214 – King Louis IX of France # it is St. Louis, he is the only king of France that made Sainthood “@kimawhitaker: Is this "Saint Louis"?” # Happy Birthday 1284 – King Edward II of England # R.I.P. 1077 – Géza I,…