Full-on Jousting Legend
30 July 2020
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, the persona assigned to Cal, was a full-on jousting legend and bibliophile … More Full-on Jousting Legend
Category: Middle Ages
The Middle Ages of Decadentism
18 July 2020
Of all of Umberto Eco’s Ten Little Middle Ages, one of the ones I’ve struggled with the most is Decadentism… … More The Middle Ages of Decadentism
Edward’s Claim to the Throne
15 July 2020
Asking the people to choose their king wasn’t entirely without precedent. The mystical King Arthur, with his broken line of inheritance, was also chosen by the people… … More Edward’s Claim to the Throne
Scogins’ Jests
15 May 2020
As an introduction to Scogyns Jests I have ‘modernised’ the language in one of the tales, in the hope that an Internet speed read will encourage you to dig out the original, which is still perfectly readable … More Scogins’ Jests
Dreaming of the Middle Ages
12 May 2020
I wonder if Umberto Ecco missed a trick when he wrote of the Ten little Middle Ages in history or, more to the point, in our idea of history. … More Dreaming of the Middle Ages
Tom Dawn 