Mos Monasteriorum – Guest Post by David Rayner
Today, we have a guest post from David Rayner, who spent many years re-enacting the life of a…
Tudor Times
Tudor Monastery Farm Episode 2
Here is a rundown of last night's episode of Tudor Monastery Farm based on my notes (scribblings, actually).…
The Frozen Thames and the Little Ice Age
The Frost Fair of 1683 The British news is full of headlines like "100 DAYS OF HEAVY SNOW:…
Tudor Monastery Farm Episode 1
I made notes from last night's episode of Tudor Monastery Farm for those of you who don't have…
Tudor Monastery Farm – 13th November, 9pm, BBC2
I mentioned this on The Anne Boleyn Files Facebook page last week but wanted to post here so…
All Hallows Eve – The Feast of the Dead
Souling on HalloweenAll Hallows Eve (Halloween), the night before All Saints' Day (All Hallows), has its roots in…
Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 3: A Good Death
Last night I watched the third and final episode of historian Helen Castor's series "Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage,…