A 2009 calendar based on the popular fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R Martin will be published by Dabel Brothers Publishing for next year.
“Dabel Brothers Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the first ever-illustrated calendar from the epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, written by […]
On this date, August 29th, in medieval history:
1179 - Castle Chastelet falls to Saladin
1189 - Ban Kulin wrote The Charter of Kulin, which became a symbolic “birth certificate” of Bosnian statehood.
1261 - Election of Pope Urban IV
1350 - Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats […]
Advowson
[ad-vou-zuhn]
Etymology: Middle English avoueson, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin advocation-, advocatio, from Latin, act of calling, from advocare
1) The right to appoint a priest to a parish church. Advowsons could be held by laymen and were treated as real property which could be inherited, sold, exchanged, or even divided between co-heiresses (one appointing on one […]
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The last review I did was on the historical fiction novel The Archer’s Tale by Bernard Cornwell, and I thought I would go ahead and finish out the series before moving on to other books.
Vagabond is the second installment in The Grail Quest Series by Bernard Cornwell, and the story continues with Thomas of Hookton […]
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Shelfari is similar to other book sharing sites such as LibraryThing.
On this date, August 27th, in medieval history:
1172 - Marguerite married Henry Plantagenet and was crowned Queen of England
I’ve added a couple of more writing resources to my bookshelf. The Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market and the Guide to Literary Agents are essential resources for any writer looking to publish his/her work. Writers Digest Books publishes both of these reference guides. Guide to Literary Agents provides a listing of agents and their […]
Death Comes As Epiphany: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery by Sharan Newman
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Forge Books (January 5, 2002)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4 stars
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
A medievalist breathes life and vigor into the scholastic debates and religious controversies of 12th-century France in this entrancing mystery debut. Catherine LeVendeur, a young novice and scholar […]
I just got back to town yesterday from a week and a half vacation, which is why I haven’t been able to post to my site as much lately. My wife and I took a road trip out west. We went hiking in Utah, Idaho, and Arizona, and passed through a total of seventeen states […]