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Tag Archives: Medieval history
The Long Read: Saint Guinefort the Holy Greyhound
by Dr Rebecca Rist In April 1988 the New York Times published a review of Suzanne Schiffman and Paméla Berger’s film Sorceress (French version Le Moine et la Sorcière), which debuted at the 68th Street Playhouse. It described it as … Continue reading
An Outing with the Historical Association (Reading branch), 17th June
The Reading branch of the Historical Association have asked us to share news of an upcoming outing which might be of interest. “This is a double event that should appeal to anyone fascinated by Britain’s nineteenth, and early twentieth-century industrial … Continue reading
International Womens’ Day: An Interview with Rebecca Rist
This month is Womens’ History Month and today, 8th March, is International Womens’ Day. So we’ve taken the opportunity to talk to Dr Rebecca Rist, one of the few young female academics working on the medieval papacy, and find out … Continue reading
Christmas 2016: The History of the Humble Mince Pie
by Prof Helen Parish Some 400 million mince pies are consumed in the UK every year. A large number of them are left at the foot of chimneys around the world in anticipation of a visit from Santa Claus, but … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas 2016: Food and Feasting, Cultural History, Early Modern History, Features
Tagged christmas, Christmas 2016, Early Modern, early modern christmas, early modern history, food history, history of food, medieval christmas, medieval food, Medieval history, modern history, MOOC, Royal Food and Feasting, The History of Royal Food and Feasting
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Reading Welcomes the Summer (in the manner of c. 1218!)
by Prof Anne Lawrence The manuscript in this image (below), now British Library Ms. Harley 978, was once owned by Reading Abbey, and contains an eclectic mixture of texts, including the poems of a twelfth-century author and performer now known … Continue reading →