From Viking School to Room 50A: Medieval News Roundup

Our photo of the week is of Burt Castle, a 16th century fortress built in Ireland. Photo by Greg Clarke/ Flickr

Snobs, Bones and Baby Jesus': Medieval News Roundup

A roundup of this week's news for medievalists...

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What does +NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+ mean?

The British Library is looking for help trying to solve an inscription on a medieval sword...

London Chaucer Conference 2015: All The Tweets #Chaucer2015

All the tweets (in chronological order) from the Biennial London Chaucer Conference, held at Senate House Library, 10-11 July 2015. [Note: this captures only tweets using the official confernece hashtag #Chaucer2015]

Getting the Word Out: Medieval Manuscripts Now

UCL Festival of the Arts, 21 May 2015, 18:30 to 19:30 - Live tweets from public discussion on the use and abuse of digital images of medieval books: #ManuscriptsNow

ANZAMEMS 2015 - Medieval Conference in Australia

Kiera Naylor collected the tweets from the Australian and New Zealand Medieval Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies conference at University of Queensland in Brisbane. The conference was held from July 14-18, 2015.

Could the Vikings slay cancer? - Medieval News Roundup

Our latest medieval news roundup takes a look at cancer research in Iceland, a new Byzantine research centre in Turkey, and the discovery of the remains of a boy in Siberia who lived back in the 12th century.

Photo credit: Yamalo-Nenets regional Museum and Exhibition Complex

Getting the Word Out: Medieval Manuscripts Now

What's being found, what's being restored - Medieval News Roundup

Recent news for medievalists, including the restoration of a 15th-century manuscript, and the discovery of a Norman castle. And check out the great video from the people behind Just for Laughs Gags:

Magna Carta Roundup

The 800th anniversary of the creation of Magna Carta was a major event, and here is a roundup of how newspapers and other media covered it.

Her Majesty The Queen unveils a plaque commemorating 800 years of Magna Carta - Photo courtesy Surrey County Council

Medieval News Roundup: From London to New York

Even Ethan Hawke made the medieval news this week!

From Kempe to the Congress - 5 medieval articles in the news

We bring you five articles from the last couple of days about the Middle Ages. Do you like this format?

New evidence supports Margery Kempe's account

Some scholars have suspected that Margery Kempe's account of her religious life and pilgrimages were made up, but a letter from her son has just been uncovered...

Archaeological finds at Littlemore Priory

Update on the Mass Grave discovered in Paris

The total number of human remains uncovered in the basement of a Paris supermarket reaches 316 according to an update from the New York Times

Local media on the 50th International Congress on Medieval Studies

Time again for the congress! Will you be there?

Yes, Ill be there!

No, I'm not going

Photo by Denis Gliksman/Inrap

The Middle Ages are Not 'Medieval' and more medieval news

This week's roundup of news for medievalists...

Discoveries, Donations and Digs: Medieval News Roundup

A couple dozen items to share with you as we get caught up with the medieval news from the last few weeks...

Finally, we wanted to show you this beautiful video of a 16th century Irish castle...

Reacting to Medieval Reactions

In mid-March a new Twitter account came into being: @MedievalReacts

How Richard III is being covered around the world, and more medieval news

We begin with a selection of news stories about the reinterment of Richard III, some serious and some odd, from media around the world.

Medieval Landmark saved from Pigeon Poo - Medieval News Roundup

A lot of news to get caught up on...

Obama and the Crusaders: Medieval News Roundup

What the President of the United States said, the reaction to it, and other news from the Medievalverse.

From Magna Carta to Monty Python: Medieval News Roundup

A few great news pieces and blog posts we came across in the last couple of weeks, including two historians writing about the Magna Carta...