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The "New Yorker" looks at "The Florentine"

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:23:23 -0400

In an article for The New Yorker, Claudia Roth Pierpont looks at the life of Niccolò Machiavelli, "the man who taught rulers how to rule."

Was the telescope invented in Spain?

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:55:47 -0400

An article for the magazine History Today claims that the telescope may have been invented in Spain by a Burgundian spectacle maker named Juan Roget, rather than in the Netherlands or Italy, as previously believed.

Roman surgical instruments - Ouch!

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:14:05 -0400

The Claude Moore Health Service Library of the University of Virginia has a website with photos of reproductions of surgical instruments excavated from the House of the Surgeon at Pompeii. The reproductions were acquired by the University in 1947.

Chocolate Revel pictures online

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:30:07 -0400

Master Godfrey von Rheinfels has posted his photos from Chocolate Revel which took place recently in the Kingdom of Atenveldt.

Sæunn Egilsdóttir to be elevated in the West

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:31:37 -0400

Mistress Eireannach nic Ghiolla Chainnigh reports that Baroness Sæunn Egilsdóttir has been invited to become a member of the Order of the Pelican by Their Majesties Uther and Kara of the West.

Archaeologist re-creates ancient booze

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:05:38 -0400

Patrick McGovern, a molecular archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, does not hesitate to chat about the history of alcoholic beverages, and has even re-created a "9,000-year-old Chinese drink we call Jiahu."

Mercer Shoppe photos online

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:17:38 -0400

Adam Ingram reports that an album of photos from the recent Mercer Shoppe event in the Kingdom of Atlantia are now available to view online.

Renaissance artists enjoyed their own "art scene"

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 14:51:31 -0400

Where did Renaissance painters go to unwind? According to Tony Perrottet of Drexel University's The Smart Set, it was La Società del Pauiolo, the Company of the Cauldron, an artists-only club that required participants to bring an artwork and a dish to pass.

16th century pottery kiln found in Russia

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:35:51 -0400

Excavations have uncovered a 16th century pottery kiln near Tula, Russia. The kiln may have been used to make bricks for the Tula Kremlin. (photo)

Meridies Fall 2008 Coronation photos online

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 08:10:55 -0400

Danielle has posted an album of photos from the recent Coronation of Their Majesties Seth and Gwendolen of the Kingdom of Meridies on her SmugMug website.

Ceridwen the Emperic to be elevated to Laurel in Gleann Abhann

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 18:06:51 -0400

Mistress Dametta of Arundel reports that Their Majesties Mary-Grace and Havordh of the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann have chosen to elevate THLady Ceridwen the Emperic to the Order of the Laurel.

Organize your Estrella War activities online

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:00:33 -0400

Dame Anita de Challis, SCA Internal Publicity for Estrella War XXV, encourages War attendees to take advantage of services provided on the event website.

York skeleton shows signs of tuberculosis

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:19:49 -0400

The remains of a 4th century Roman discovered recently at York University may be "one of the earliest British victims of tuberculosis." Experts believe that cases of TB were rare in the north of England, and the discovery may help researchers learn more about the disease's spread across the country.

Meridies War Practice photos online

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 07:58:03 -0400

Muirghein reports that photos taken by Lord Gregor Wilhelmson of the recent Meridies War Practice held at Overlook Park in Prattville, Alabama are now available for viewing on SmugMug.

Roman bones found near Fosse Way

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:07:37 -0400

Several ancient graves were found recently near Leicestershire, England containing the remains of several humans believed to have been Roman. The graves were found near the Roman Fosse Way.