At the Rockies game for Father's Day. Medieval tweets later tonight. http://twitpic.com/5dyfqk # @RateYourSeats section 325. Row 5 You can use the picture. in reply to RateYourSeats # My Father's Day card from the queen… http://twitpic.com/5e3rjd # 1306 – Battle of Methven: The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Robert the Bruce's Scottish army # Died…
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Game of Throne of Muppets
Did you love Game of Thrones? Do you love the Muppets? Well Yehudi Mercado mashed them together with some amazing results! Check out his website, Game of Thrones of Muppets: You Wink or Your Die, to view all the pictures. Head over to Game of Thrones of Muppets: You Wink or Your Die to order…
Badge dug up in field is medieval treasure
A scrap of twisted silver found a few weeks ago by a metal detector in Lancashire will take its place among masterpieces of medieval art at the British Museum, in an exhibition opening this week of the bejewelled shrines made to hold the relics of saints and martyrs. The badge made of silver found by…
How IBM is Enabling Smarter Management of … Medieval Abbeys
Question:What does a rack of high-performance, network blade-servers have in common with the 15th century Flemish tapestry The Hunt for the Unicorn? Answer: Both are being watched over by some of IBM’s most advanced smart building systems. Last week, as part of a roll-out of a broader suite of smart building technologies, I got to…
Medieval world comes alive at the Dales Countryside Museum
Historic happenings aren’t unusual at a museum, but visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park got a little more than they bargained for. A pike drill led by a fully armoured medieval soldier was just one of the activities at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes to celebrate the fifth birthday of the Yorkshire Dales…
Castles of Europe Windows 7 theme
Update: The updated post for the Castles of Europe Theme can be found here –> Castles of Europe Windows 7 Theme, now with pictures. It includes pictures of all 21 castles as well as their names and locations. ~The Archivist This theme contains 21 pictures of castles form across Europe. I have it installed on…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-19
1429 – 100 Yrs War Battle of Jargeau: Joan of Arc leads the French army as they capture Jargeau and William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk # Died today in 816 Pope (Saint) Leo III # The Who, Why and How of Twitter…interesting http://twitpic.com/5aw0wx # 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King…
Canterbury monks witness creation of moon crater
On 18 June 1178 five monks from the Canterbury Abbey reported that they saw a spectacular flash of light on the surface of the moon. The Canterbury chronicler, Fratello Gervase took the deposition of the five monks. In his chronicles Gervase wrote: “This year on the 18th of June, when the Moon, a slim…
New medieval pub in Northampton will sell wild boar and pigeon pie
A medieval theme bar could soon open on the site of a former Northampton estate agents. Businessman Paul Hepworth was yesterday granted a licence by Northampton Borough Council to run Olde England on the corner of Kettering Road and Hood Street near the Racecourse. During a 90-minute hearing at the Guildhall, Mr Hepworth told the…
MAP: Ep 17 – Magna Carta eBook
Today is the 796th anniversary of the “signing” of the Magna Carta by King John. King John’s reign can be summed up thus: high taxes, unsuccessful wars, and conflicts with the Pope, making him an unpopular King with the Barons. The barons forced King John to agree to a document later known as the ‘Articles…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-12
Sorry for the late reply, but thanks to @bellicoseblkcat @daykim71 and @tudortutor for the #FF last friday! # Born toady in 1436, Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, translator and instrument maker. # Died today in 1480, Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect # 1099 – The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins # 1420 –…
Britannica Knights and Castles app
Britannica Kids: Knights and Castles conveys the grandeur and pageantry of that bygone era with a rich combination of imagery, games and fact-packed articles from Britannica’s editors. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 08, 2011 The pomp and pageantry of the Middle Ages comes back to life in the newest education app from Encyclopaedia Britannica Kids. Britannica…
Conan Movie Character Posters
Conan the Barbarian (2011) The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. See all the Character Posters here—>
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-05
Tulum Mayan ruins: Temple of the Wind http://twitpic.com/54gg3s # Tulum Mayan ruins: Temple of the Descending God http://twitpic.com/54ggli # 1453 – The Fall of Constantinople: forces led by Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople ending the Byzantine Empire # R.I.P. 1453 – Constantine XI Dragasēs Palaiologos, the last reigning Byzantine Emperor; killed during the Fall of…