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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 2866839, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury348</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few interesting stories this week- crossbow bolts in Denmark, gladiators, assorted forts and a new museum in Copenhagen. Also a 16th century gunnery manuscript to peruse, while wearing your new armour-inspired mask, waiting for the next Witcher series to start….</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient copper-working site found in Israel<a href="https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/6500-year-old-furnace-in-beersheba-sheds-light-on-ancient-technology-644415" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/6500-year-old-furnace-in-beersheba-sheds-light-on-ancient-technology-644415" rel="nofollow">https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/6500-year-old-furnace-in-beersheba-sheds-light-on-ancient-technology-644415</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze Age horse equipment found in Poland <a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/metal-detectorist-discovers-treasure-trove-of-bronze-artefacts/135792" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/metal-detectorist-discovers-treasure-trove-of-bronze-artefacts/135792" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/metal-detectorist-discovers-treasure-trove-of-bronze-artefacts/135792</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short unillustrated feature about Illyrian helmet </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/47157-archaeological-discovery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/47157-archaeological-discovery" rel="nofollow">https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/47157-archaeological-discovery</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on the history of gladiators <a href="https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/making-of-gladiators-and-humongous-preparations-for-the-big-game/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/making-of-gladiators-and-humongous-preparations-for-the-big-game/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/making-of-gladiators-and-humongous-preparations-for-the-big-game/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave of Anglo-Saxon warlord and his weapons discovered near Marlow <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/the-marlow-warlord" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/the-marlow-warlord" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/the-marlow-warlord</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hunting in the Ice Age <a href="http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_814028_en.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_814028_en.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_814028_en.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Playing polo in the ancient world </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-10-central-asian-horse-riders-ball.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2020-10-central-asian-horse-riders-ball.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2020-10-central-asian-horse-riders-ball.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the run up to Hallowe’en: The Wild Hunt <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/wild-hunts-medieval/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/wild-hunts-medieval/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/wild-hunts-medieval/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Uncovering the story of an Iron Age massacre in Spain <a href="https://www.livescience.com/iron-age-village-massacre.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/iron-age-village-massacre.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/iron-age-village-massacre.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Re-uniting Viking kin </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/viking-family-members-reunited/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/viking-family-members-reunited/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/viking-family-members-reunited/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Norwich Castle works <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/project-norwich-castle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/project-norwich-castle/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/project-norwich-castle/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Crossbow bolts found in Danish Lake <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1344743/archaeology-news-medieval-crossbow-bolts-bottom-lake-hammerso-denmark-archaeology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1344743/archaeology-news-medieval-crossbow-bolts-bottom-lake-hammerso-denmark-archaeology" rel="nofollow">https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1344743/archaeology-news-medieval-crossbow-bolts-bottom-lake-hammerso-denmark-archaeology</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the gunloop…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Spanish fort found in Leiden </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/10/leiden-archaeologists-find-16th-century-spanish-fort-used-80-years-war" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/10/leiden-archaeologists-find-16th-century-spanish-fort-used-80-years-war" rel="nofollow">https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/10/leiden-archaeologists-find-16th-century-spanish-fort-used-80-years-war</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Inside Milford Haven fort </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/inside-striking-welsh-fort-people-19094985" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/inside-striking-welsh-fort-people-19094985" rel="nofollow">https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/inside-striking-welsh-fort-people-19094985</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Portsmouth defences in danger <a href="https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/heritage-risk-race-save-plymouths-4606667" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/heritage-risk-race-save-plymouths-4606667" rel="nofollow">https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/heritage-risk-race-save-plymouths-4606667</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cast-iron cannon found in the sands at Blankenbuerg, Belgium</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://m.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20201007_94732640?fbclid=IwAR2YOlHBFVRkc9vwWOHBsB-3Z9xkUss6QoJZ9Aoaez4sDY4G99DJ1TkeSa8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://m.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20201007_94732640?fbclid=IwAR2YOlHBFVRkc9vwWOHBsB-3Z9xkUss6QoJZ9Aoaez4sDY4G99DJ1TkeSa8" rel="nofollow">https://m.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20201007_94732640?fbclid=IwAR2YOlHBFVRkc9vwWOHBsB-3Z9xkUss6QoJZ9Aoaez4sDY4G99DJ1TkeSa8</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Indian cannons on display </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thehansindia.com/karnataka/mysuru-dasara-age-old-cannon-barrels-offered-puja-649598" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thehansindia.com/karnataka/mysuru-dasara-age-old-cannon-barrels-offered-puja-649598" rel="nofollow">https://www.thehansindia.com/karnataka/mysuru-dasara-age-old-cannon-barrels-offered-puja-649598</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Algeria wants its cannon back </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/tale-algerias-stolen-cannon-frances-235016849.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.yahoo.com/tale-algerias-stolen-cannon-frances-235016849.html" rel="nofollow">https://news.yahoo.com/tale-algerias-stolen-cannon-frances-235016849.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting piece about the archaeology of clothing in the Middle East <a href="http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/10/archaeology-of-clothing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/10/archaeology-of-clothing" rel="nofollow">http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/10/archaeology-of-clothing</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking after Culloden </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/conservation-grazing-in-action-at-culloden-battlefield" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/conservation-grazing-in-action-at-culloden-battlefield" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/conservation-grazing-in-action-at-culloden-battlefield</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Peter the Moor in the court of King James IV <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/africans-at-the-court-of-james-iv" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/africans-at-the-court-of-james-iv" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/africans-at-the-court-of-james-iv</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A 2,500 year old kitchen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/2400-year-old-kitchen-room-unearthed-in-turkeys-ancient-city-of-patara/news" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/2400-year-old-kitchen-room-unearthed-in-turkeys-ancient-city-of-patara/news" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/2400-year-old-kitchen-room-unearthed-in-turkeys-ancient-city-of-patara/news</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Plymouth Gin- navy proof… </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/tippling-point-the-story-of-plymouth-gin/ar-BB19T52j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/tippling-point-the-story-of-plymouth-gin/ar-BB19T52j" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/tippling-point-the-story-of-plymouth-gin/ar-BB19T52j</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Divers in Poland detonate WW2 bomb<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/divers-defuse-tallboy-world-war-ii-earthquake-bomb-poland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/divers-defuse-tallboy-world-war-ii-earthquake-bomb-poland/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/divers-defuse-tallboy-world-war-ii-earthquake-bomb-poland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The guns thrown into the rivers – lots of pictures</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8828757/Magnet-fishermen-reveal-bizarre-treasures-theyve-lurking-beneath-Britains-waters.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8828757/Magnet-fishermen-reveal-bizarre-treasures-theyve-lurking-beneath-Britains-waters.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8828757/Magnet-fishermen-reveal-bizarre-treasures-theyve-lurking-beneath-Britains-waters.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gun carriages on the Gribshunden</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://combatarchaeology.org/guns-and-gun-carriages-aboard-gribshunden-1495/?fbclid=IwAR3b_TysQOa3BHUVBERALgWe1sNEfUbUrf5v3Aefql5onYLgHwnOjwYxyfY" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://combatarchaeology.org/guns-and-gun-carriages-aboard-gribshunden-1495/?fbclid=IwAR3b_TysQOa3BHUVBERALgWe1sNEfUbUrf5v3Aefql5onYLgHwnOjwYxyfY" rel="nofollow">http://combatarchaeology.org/guns-and-gun-carriages-aboard-gribshunden-1495/?fbclid=IwAR3b_TysQOa3BHUVBERALgWe1sNEfUbUrf5v3Aefql5onYLgHwnOjwYxyfY</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Secret Irish pirate alliance </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-irish-pirate-republic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-irish-pirate-republic" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-irish-pirate-republic</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oldest British slave ship found off Lands’ End <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/11/wreck-of-the-worlds-oldest-slave-ship-at-risk-of-destruction" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/11/wreck-of-the-worlds-oldest-slave-ship-at-risk-of-destruction" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/11/wreck-of-the-worlds-oldest-slave-ship-at-risk-of-destruction</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Black sailors in the Royal Navy</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/celebrating-the-lives-of-black-sailors-at-the-old-royal-naval-college/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/celebrating-the-lives-of-black-sailors-at-the-old-royal-naval-college/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/celebrating-the-lives-of-black-sailors-at-the-old-royal-naval-college/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Karlsruhe includes the Amber room mystery….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mber-room-mystery-nazi-ship-looted-treasure-karlsruhe-baltictech-b744534.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mber-room-mystery-nazi-ship-looted-treasure-karlsruhe-baltictech-b744534.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mber-room-mystery-nazi-ship-looted-treasure-karlsruhe-baltictech-b744534.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum news and exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone gets to win the Museum of the Year award in 2020 <a href="https://artdaily.com/news/129133/Winners-of--pound-200-000-Art-Fund-Museum-of-the-Year-2020-unveiled" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/129133/Winners-of--pound-200-000-Art-Fund-Museum-of-the-Year-2020-unveiled" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/129133/Winners-of--pound-200-000-Art-Fund-Museum-of-the-Year-2020-unveiled</a></p><p><br /></p><p>French museum’s exhibition cancelled because of Chinese interference<a href="https://artdaily.com/news/129146/French-museum-halts-Genghis-Khan-show-after-Chinese-pressure" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/129146/French-museum-halts-Genghis-Khan-show-after-Chinese-pressure" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/129146/French-museum-halts-Genghis-Khan-show-after-Chinese-pressure</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Museum of Danish Resistance re-opens </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.natmus.dk/museums-and-palaces/the-museum-of-danish-resistance/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.natmus.dk/museums-and-palaces/the-museum-of-danish-resistance/" rel="nofollow">https://en.natmus.dk/museums-and-palaces/the-museum-of-danish-resistance/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Free map from the Brandywine Conservancy: Hiking through History, <a href="https://artdaily.com/news/128802/Free--Hiking-through-History--map-now-available--tracing-the-Philadelphia-Campaign-of-1777" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/128802/Free--Hiking-through-History--map-now-available--tracing-the-Philadelphia-Campaign-of-1777" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/128802/Free--Hiking-through-History--map-now-available--tracing-the-Philadelphia-Campaign-of-1777</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arguments continue over Cook’s shield </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/australia-shield-restitution-british-museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/australia-shield-restitution-british-museum" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/australia-shield-restitution-british-museum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dutch museums to return looted objects <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/dutch-museums-vow-to-return-art-looted-by-colonialists" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/dutch-museums-vow-to-return-art-looted-by-colonialists" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/dutch-museums-vow-to-return-art-looted-by-colonialists</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British collections?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/decolonising-britains-museums-and-galleries" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/decolonising-britains-museums-and-galleries" rel="nofollow">https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/decolonising-britains-museums-and-galleries</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fake heritage- an enjoyable read!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/dig-deeper-to-reveal-the-stories-behind-fake-heritage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/dig-deeper-to-reveal-the-stories-behind-fake-heritage" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/dig-deeper-to-reveal-the-stories-behind-fake-heritage</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Loughborough’s bell-founding history</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/archives-and-bells-from-the-loughborough-bellfoundry-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/archives-and-bells-from-the-loughborough-bellfoundry-museum/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/archives-and-bells-from-the-loughborough-bellfoundry-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very odd story about a sword, a freemason &amp; Warwick Castle <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8827407/Descendent-17th-century-spy-wins-court-battle-antique-sword.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8827407/Descendent-17th-century-spy-wins-court-battle-antique-sword.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8827407/Descendent-17th-century-spy-wins-court-battle-antique-sword.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mexico wants Montezuma’s head-dress back <a href="https://artdaily.com/news/129147/Mexico-urges-Austria-to-return-Moctezuma-s-headdress" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/129147/Mexico-urges-Austria-to-return-Moctezuma-s-headdress" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/129147/Mexico-urges-Austria-to-return-Moctezuma-s-headdress</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Patriotic Bulgarian sword identified </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/a-patriotic-sword-used-during-the-january-uprising-of-1863-1864-has-been-found-in-bulgaria/135822" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/a-patriotic-sword-used-during-the-january-uprising-of-1863-1864-has-been-found-in-bulgaria/135822" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/10/a-patriotic-sword-used-during-the-january-uprising-of-1863-1864-has-been-found-in-bulgaria/135822</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient Iranian swords smuggled out of country</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/smuggled-ancient-weapons-ornamentations-confiscated/ar-BB19WUdW" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/smuggled-ancient-weapons-ornamentations-confiscated/ar-BB19WUdW" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/smuggled-ancient-weapons-ornamentations-confiscated/ar-BB19WUdW</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Islamic metalwork in Oxford </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/128928/Oxford-s-History-of-Science-Museum-reopens-with-exhibition-of-rare-Islamic-metalwork" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/128928/Oxford-s-History-of-Science-Museum-reopens-with-exhibition-of-rare-Islamic-metalwork" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/128928/Oxford-s-History-of-Science-Museum-reopens-with-exhibition-of-rare-Islamic-metalwork</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/islamic-metalwork-from-the-courtauld-at-oxford-science-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/islamic-metalwork-from-the-courtauld-at-oxford-science-museum/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/islamic-metalwork-from-the-courtauld-at-oxford-science-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tudor Power &amp; Glory: Henry VIII and the Field of Cloth and Gold</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/books-dvds/products/tudor-power-glory" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/books-dvds/products/tudor-power-glory" rel="nofollow">https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/books-dvds/products/tudor-power-glory</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Steven J. Zaloga:&nbsp; The French 75; The 75mm M1897 field gun that revolutionized modern artillery (New Vanguard 288)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-french-75" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-french-75" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-french-75</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Les Invalides Bookshop</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Sloane_MS_3651" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Sloane_MS_3651" rel="nofollow">http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Sloane_MS_3651</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>William Bourne on gunnery</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Sloane_MS_3651" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Sloane_MS_3651" rel="nofollow">http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Sloane_MS_3651</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular Culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sir Gawain and the Green knight for beginners </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-story-summary-what-about-who-wrote-bertilak/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-story-summary-what-about-who-wrote-bertilak/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-story-summary-what-about-who-wrote-bertilak/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Armour in The Witcheris causing a stir</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://movieweb.com/the-witcher-season-2-photos-henry-cavill-armor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://movieweb.com/the-witcher-season-2-photos-henry-cavill-armor/" rel="nofollow">https://movieweb.com/the-witcher-season-2-photos-henry-cavill-armor/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well in time for Hallowe’en- armour-inspired facemasks! <a href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/face-coverings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/face-coverings" rel="nofollow">https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/face-coverings</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p>Diary Dates</p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM conference –Toledo, Spain</p><p><br /></p><p>New dates 17 – 21 May 2021</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/" rel="nofollow">https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p>Oct 22-23 Herman Historica</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/auctions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/auctions" rel="nofollow">https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/auctions</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/129152/Antique-arms-and-armour-offered-in-the-83rd-Auction-of-Hermann-Historica-GmbH" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/129152/Antique-arms-and-armour-offered-in-the-83rd-Auction-of-Hermann-Historica-GmbH" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/129152/Antique-arms-and-armour-offered-in-the-83rd-Auction-of-Hermann-Historica-GmbH</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wallace Collections’ latest blog <a href="https://www.wallacecollection.org/blog/pursuits/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wallacecollection.org/blog/pursuits/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wallacecollection.org/blog/pursuits/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://thisismast.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thisismast.org/" rel="nofollow">https://thisismast.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Murder in London &amp; Scottish Chivalry</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/murders-medieval-london/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/murders-medieval-london/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/murders-medieval-london/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/09/scottish-chivalry/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/09/scottish-chivalry/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/09/scottish-chivalry/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted days out to York and Derbyshire</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –16 October 2020</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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