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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 4279508, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury365</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another milestone- a Bazzy for every day of the year! Due to a second eye operation, there may be a slight hiatus in the next Bazzy delivery. However until then we can all savour the return to France of Charles Etienne Gudinde la Sablonniere, our one-legged skeleton under the Russian floor. </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>Hunting with Neanderthals </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/hohle-fels-leaf-point-09905.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/hohle-fels-leaf-point-09905.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/hohle-fels-leaf-point-09905.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Evolution of throwing </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sapiens.org/biology/evolution-throwing/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sapiens.org/biology/evolution-throwing/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sapiens.org/biology/evolution-throwing/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze Age axe head found off Norwegian waters <a href="https://norwaytoday.info/culture/possibly-prehistoric-ax-discovered-in-the-waters-of-the-coast-of-arendal/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://norwaytoday.info/culture/possibly-prehistoric-ax-discovered-in-the-waters-of-the-coast-of-arendal/" rel="nofollow">https://norwaytoday.info/culture/possibly-prehistoric-ax-discovered-in-the-waters-of-the-coast-of-arendal/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting feature on legendary Greek helmet <a href="https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/15/miltiades-helmet-ancient-greek-warrior-discovery/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/15/miltiades-helmet-ancient-greek-warrior-discovery/" rel="nofollow">https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/15/miltiades-helmet-ancient-greek-warrior-discovery/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iron sword found in tomb in Tamil Nadu, India <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/megalithic-full-length-sword-unearthed/article35291887.ece" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/megalithic-full-length-sword-unearthed/article35291887.ece" rel="nofollow">https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/megalithic-full-length-sword-unearthed/article35291887.ece</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Possible Anglo-Saxon sword fitting found in Norfolk <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-57681725" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-57681725" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-57681725</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conserving Offa’s Dyke for the future <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/05/campaign-hopes-shore-up-offas-dyke-future-threats" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/05/campaign-hopes-shore-up-offas-dyke-future-threats" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/05/campaign-hopes-shore-up-offas-dyke-future-threats</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Viking burials with weapons on Orkney being studied <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdqw9yxygn1o" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdqw9yxygn1o" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdqw9yxygn1o</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hurrah! Our one-legged French general from under the Russian dance floor returns to Paris! <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3141008/remains-napoleonic-general-brought-back-france-russia-after-more" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3141008/remains-napoleonic-general-brought-back-france-russia-after-more" rel="nofollow">https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3141008/remains-napoleonic-general-brought-back-france-russia-after-more</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval mail found in Polish river </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://polandin.com/54928179/medieval-chain-mail-accidentally-found-on-odra-rivers-banks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://polandin.com/54928179/medieval-chain-mail-accidentally-found-on-odra-rivers-banks" rel="nofollow">https://polandin.com/54928179/medieval-chain-mail-accidentally-found-on-odra-rivers-banks</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Surveying Jersey’s Elizabeth Castle <a href="https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2021/07/15/archaeologists-survey-castles-officers-quarters-and-library/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2021/07/15/archaeologists-survey-castles-officers-quarters-and-library/" rel="nofollow">https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2021/07/15/archaeologists-survey-castles-officers-quarters-and-library/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Women warriors of Scythia </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-forgotten-history-of-amazon-warrior-women-of-ancient-scythia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-forgotten-history-of-amazon-warrior-women-of-ancient-scythia" rel="nofollow">https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-forgotten-history-of-amazon-warrior-women-of-ancient-scythia</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Two iron guns found in the North Sea go onshow <a href="https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/128939/Bij-aanleg-windpark-Borssele-ontdekte-eeuwenoude-kanonnen-opgeknapt-Ze-zijn-fantastisch-mooi-geworden" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/128939/Bij-aanleg-windpark-Borssele-ontdekte-eeuwenoude-kanonnen-opgeknapt-Ze-zijn-fantastisch-mooi-geworden" rel="nofollow">https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/128939/Bij-aanleg-windpark-Borssele-ontdekte-eeuwenoude-kanonnen-opgeknapt-Ze-zijn-fantastisch-mooi-geworden</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conserving a cast-iron gun from the sea <a href="https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/300-year-old-cannon-recovered-sea-bed-goes-display" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/300-year-old-cannon-recovered-sea-bed-goes-display" rel="nofollow">https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/300-year-old-cannon-recovered-sea-bed-goes-display</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Visiting Carron, Falkirk, today- spoiler alert- not much left…<a href="https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/old-falkirk-district-tramway-from-scenes-of-decayed-industrial-power-to-a-pit-stop-at-an-old-tavern-3313521" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/old-falkirk-district-tramway-from-scenes-of-decayed-industrial-power-to-a-pit-stop-at-an-old-tavern-3313521" rel="nofollow">https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/old-falkirk-district-tramway-from-scenes-of-decayed-industrial-power-to-a-pit-stop-at-an-old-tavern-3313521</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is an iron cannon on the top of one of these graves! <a href="https://www.witn.com/2021/07/28/old-burying-ground-300-year-old-beaufort-cemetery-one-oldest-state/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.witn.com/2021/07/28/old-burying-ground-300-year-old-beaufort-cemetery-one-oldest-state/" rel="nofollow">https://www.witn.com/2021/07/28/old-burying-ground-300-year-old-beaufort-cemetery-one-oldest-state/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gunnade/carronade found on New Zealand beach <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cave-mystery-and-a-shipwreck-ship-drawing-names-cannon-found-at-chalky-inlet/P5CTEGZ5S64KFTN4OA6TYIWGBI/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cave-mystery-and-a-shipwreck-ship-drawing-names-cannon-found-at-chalky-inlet/P5CTEGZ5S64KFTN4OA6TYIWGBI/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cave-mystery-and-a-shipwreck-ship-drawing-names-cannon-found-at-chalky-inlet/P5CTEGZ5S64KFTN4OA6TYIWGBI/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently it is illegal in Germany to keep a tank in your basement…<a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/life/84-year-old-german-stashes-wwii-weaponry-including-a-panther-tank/news" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dailysabah.com/life/84-year-old-german-stashes-wwii-weaponry-including-a-panther-tank/news" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailysabah.com/life/84-year-old-german-stashes-wwii-weaponry-including-a-panther-tank/news</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Malta’s medieval olive groves </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/myth-buster-study-finds-bidnija-olive-trees-medieval-not-roman.885925" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/myth-buster-study-finds-bidnija-olive-trees-medieval-not-roman.885925" rel="nofollow">https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/myth-buster-study-finds-bidnija-olive-trees-medieval-not-roman.885925</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Try the Templar diet </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-the-templar-knights-ate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-the-templar-knights-ate" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-the-templar-knights-ate</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Or test your teeth on Seville’s stone banquet <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/26/revealed-the-secrets-of-seville-cathedrals-banquet-set-in-stone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/26/revealed-the-secrets-of-seville-cathedrals-banquet-set-in-stone" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/26/revealed-the-secrets-of-seville-cathedrals-banquet-set-in-stone</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient Egyptian warship found </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20210720-french-egyptian-archeology-mission-discovers-military-vessel-greek-funerary-in-sunken-city" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20210720-french-egyptian-archeology-mission-discovers-military-vessel-greek-funerary-in-sunken-city" rel="nofollow">https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20210720-french-egyptian-archeology-mission-discovers-military-vessel-greek-funerary-in-sunken-city</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jelling’s stone ship</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/the-giant-jelling-viking-stone-ship/139717" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/the-giant-jelling-viking-stone-ship/139717" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/the-giant-jelling-viking-stone-ship/139717</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Elephant tusk trawled up off Dingle <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40334807.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40334807.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40334807.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on a late 16th century galleon found in Spain <a href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-07-04/los-secretos-del-galeon-san-giacomo-salen-a-la-luz-contra-viento-y-marea.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-07-04/los-secretos-del-galeon-san-giacomo-salen-a-la-luz-contra-viento-y-marea.html" rel="nofollow">https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-07-04/los-secretos-del-galeon-san-giacomo-salen-a-la-luz-contra-viento-y-marea.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the fluit found in the Gulf of Finland <a href="https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/unique_gulf_of_finland_shipwreck_may_be_400_years_old/12040972" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/unique_gulf_of_finland_shipwreck_may_be_400_years_old/12040972" rel="nofollow">https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/unique_gulf_of_finland_shipwreck_may_be_400_years_old/12040972</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece about the loss of HMS Association<a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210729-the-british-shipwreck-that-changed-the-world" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210729-the-british-shipwreck-that-changed-the-world" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210729-the-british-shipwreck-that-changed-the-world</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Antigua shipwreck </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-57878969" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-57878969" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-57878969</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New tools for discovering shipwrecks </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/ai-spots-shipwrecks-from-the-ocean-surface-and-even-from-the-air-163794" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theconversation.com/ai-spots-shipwrecks-from-the-ocean-surface-and-even-from-the-air-163794" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/ai-spots-shipwrecks-from-the-ocean-surface-and-even-from-the-air-163794</a></p><p><br /></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>Man found guilty of stealing firearms from US museums, in the 1970s…<a href="https://artdaily.com/news/137706/Man-admits-to-1971-theft-of-Revolutionary-War-era-rifle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/137706/Man-admits-to-1971-theft-of-Revolutionary-War-era-rifle" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/137706/Man-admits-to-1971-theft-of-Revolutionary-War-era-rifle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on Detroit’s arms and armour collection and its new curator <a href="https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/dia-suits-of-armor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/dia-suits-of-armor/" rel="nofollow">https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/dia-suits-of-armor/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ballyclare War Museum in danger of closing</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/07/ballyclare-war-museum-fights-closure-following-covid-crisis/?utm_campaign=1978605_27072021&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Museums%20Association&amp;dm_i=2VBX,16EP9,52SJU5,4JU0X,1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/07/ballyclare-war-museum-fights-closure-following-covid-crisis/?utm_campaign=1978605_27072021&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Museums%20Association&amp;dm_i=2VBX,16EP9,52SJU5,4JU0X,1" rel="nofollow">https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/07/ballyclare-war-museum-fights-closure-following-covid-crisis/?utm_campaign=1978605_27072021&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Museums Association&amp;dm_i=2VBX,16EP9,52SJU5,4JU0X,1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next stage of Covid Wars- fighting the insurance companies <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/american-museum-of-natural-history-sues-insurer-over-covid-19-coverage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/american-museum-of-natural-history-sues-insurer-over-covid-19-coverage" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/american-museum-of-natural-history-sues-insurer-over-covid-19-coverage</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New life for Douai’s gun foundry </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jardin-public-de-la-fonderie" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jardin-public-de-la-fonderie" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jardin-public-de-la-fonderie</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How the National Trust became the focus for culture wars</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2021/07/26/the-national-trust-and-the-culture-war-a-dissection-of-dishonest-journalism-as-a-tool-of-the-war-on-woke/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bylinetimes.com/2021/07/26/the-national-trust-and-the-culture-war-a-dissection-of-dishonest-journalism-as-a-tool-of-the-war-on-woke/" rel="nofollow">https://bylinetimes.com/2021/07/26/the-national-trust-and-the-culture-war-a-dissection-of-dishonest-journalism-as-a-tool-of-the-war-on-woke/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conserving plastics </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/museums-are-race-against-time-keep-plastic-art-falling-apart" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/museums-are-race-against-time-keep-plastic-art-falling-apart" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/museums-are-race-against-time-keep-plastic-art-falling-apart</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Devilish Norwegian conservators…<a href="http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61755" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61755" rel="nofollow">http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61755</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scotland’s basket hilts </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/science-behind-the-sword" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/science-behind-the-sword" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/science-behind-the-sword</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mughal dagger stopped on export </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-mughal-dagger-and-scabbard-worth-over-1-million-at-risk-of-leaving-uk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-mughal-dagger-and-scabbard-worth-over-1-million-at-risk-of-leaving-uk" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-mughal-dagger-and-scabbard-worth-over-1-million-at-risk-of-leaving-uk</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Billy the Kid’s murder’s gun for sale <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/22/1019391848/gun-killed-billy-the-kid-auction-2-million?t=1627291717815" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/22/1019391848/gun-killed-billy-the-kid-auction-2-million?t=1627291717815" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2021/07/22/1019391848/gun-killed-billy-the-kid-auction-2-million?t=1627291717815</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reynolds portraits at Plymouth </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/137806/The-Box-explores-the-influence-of-Sir-Joshua-Reynolds--family---friends" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/137806/The-Box-explores-the-influence-of-Sir-Joshua-Reynolds--family---friends" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/137806/The-Box-explores-the-influence-of-Sir-Joshua-Reynolds--family---friends</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Royal Armouries books </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/books-dvds" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/books-dvds" rel="nofollow">https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/books-dvds</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wendy van Duivenvoorde: The Armament of Australia’s VOC Ships</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._258_vocshipsarmament.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bRyIEFKeHmZt1L1E1saCLqxHOWZY0wklhm9ls01b3rx_vFspXTAC2E7E" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._258_vocshipsarmament.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bRyIEFKeHmZt1L1E1saCLqxHOWZY0wklhm9ls01b3rx_vFspXTAC2E7E" rel="nofollow">http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._258_vocshipsarmament.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bRyIEFKeHmZt1L1E1saCLqxHOWZY0wklhm9ls01b3rx_vFspXTAC2E7E</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>El últimoviaje de la Fragata Mercedes (eBook)<a href="https://www.accioncultural.es/es/ebook__el_ultimo_viaje_fragata_mercedes?fbclid=IwAR2cl8QGOGV4rPUfOFydKIs6aQYOXTWVLe7EG9TspUawLe4GjWCha3vDrKA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.accioncultural.es/es/ebook__el_ultimo_viaje_fragata_mercedes?fbclid=IwAR2cl8QGOGV4rPUfOFydKIs6aQYOXTWVLe7EG9TspUawLe4GjWCha3vDrKA" rel="nofollow">https://www.accioncultural.es/es/ebook__el_ultimo_viaje_fragata_mercedes?fbclid=IwAR2cl8QGOGV4rPUfOFydKIs6aQYOXTWVLe7EG9TspUawLe4GjWCha3vDrKA</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Prep for the Green Knight<a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/green-knight-eulogy-chivalry-hundred-years-war-propaganda/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/green-knight-eulogy-chivalry-hundred-years-war-propaganda/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/green-knight-eulogy-chivalry-hundred-years-war-propaganda/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Prep for The Last Duel</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/the-last-duel-true-story/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/the-last-duel-true-story/" rel="nofollow">https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/the-last-duel-true-story/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diary Dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Days out at Crownhill Fort </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=crownhill-whats-on&amp;fbclid=IwAR2Zqj_FBF8adiOK2TwhRyrWcyqsve31c1KG5YCAPlr3lSeQgTtLogfJieQ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=crownhill-whats-on&amp;fbclid=IwAR2Zqj_FBF8adiOK2TwhRyrWcyqsve31c1KG5YCAPlr3lSeQgTtLogfJieQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=crownhill-whats-on&amp;fbclid=IwAR2Zqj_FBF8adiOK2TwhRyrWcyqsve31c1KG5YCAPlr3lSeQgTtLogfJieQ</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Summer in Scottish castles </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/castlefest-launched-in-scotland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/castlefest-launched-in-scotland/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/castlefest-launched-in-scotland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Summer at the Medieval Centre </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://middelaldercentret.dk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://middelaldercentret.dk/" rel="nofollow">https://middelaldercentret.dk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM conference –Toledo, Spain</p><p><br /></p><p>New dates - delayed until November</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><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>27 Aug Los Angeles </p><p><br /></p><p>The Early West </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27262/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27262/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27262/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest dispatch from the Met’s dispatches from the field <a href="https://mailchi.mp/48d6388c4a8e/dispatches-from-the-field-2021-6287071?e=cffd2a6c61&amp;fbclid=IwAR2vDbFX04vXkFWwcKEN8AeJHBybcb_JmCfEEc5G5LvO-upevQchFAttLJI" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mailchi.mp/48d6388c4a8e/dispatches-from-the-field-2021-6287071?e=cffd2a6c61&amp;fbclid=IwAR2vDbFX04vXkFWwcKEN8AeJHBybcb_JmCfEEc5G5LvO-upevQchFAttLJI" rel="nofollow">https://mailchi.mp/48d6388c4a8e/dispatches-from-the-field-2021-6287071?e=cffd2a6c61&amp;fbclid=IwAR2vDbFX04vXkFWwcKEN8AeJHBybcb_JmCfEEc5G5LvO-upevQchFAttLJI</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a84329d90ebce21b14f4a0c23&amp;id=1891b1f9ee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a84329d90ebce21b14f4a0c23&amp;id=1891b1f9ee" rel="nofollow">https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a84329d90ebce21b14f4a0c23&amp;id=1891b1f9ee</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Proyecto Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnarqua/en/investigacion/proyectos/nsm.html?fbclid=IwAR2jhdAnjVkMMVEm0l-h3pJUGiNJk6D92xDX7iLp4-8JCotWnf-2DH6ZKjo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnarqua/en/investigacion/proyectos/nsm.html?fbclid=IwAR2jhdAnjVkMMVEm0l-h3pJUGiNJk6D92xDX7iLp4-8JCotWnf-2DH6ZKjo" rel="nofollow">https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnarqua/en/investigacion/proyectos/nsm.html?fbclid=IwAR2jhdAnjVkMMVEm0l-h3pJUGiNJk6D92xDX7iLp4-8JCotWnf-2DH6ZKjo</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Don’t forget latest ICOMAM MAGAZINE: remembering Claude Gaier, arms and armour displays around the world, an admiral’s sword and gunfounding in the time of plague </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://icomam.mini.icom.museum/the-magazine/?fbclid=IwAR1BVPaJGULMEOPJJTj4XhdBBQ1y3z8xPIm7vCL3hz-eeemHlejGKIh7esg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icomam.mini.icom.museum/the-magazine/?fbclid=IwAR1BVPaJGULMEOPJJTj4XhdBBQ1y3z8xPIm7vCL3hz-eeemHlejGKIh7esg" rel="nofollow">http://icomam.mini.icom.museum/the-magazine/?fbclid=IwAR1BVPaJGULMEOPJJTj4XhdBBQ1y3z8xPIm7vCL3hz-eeemHlejGKIh7esg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted some Scottish cannon</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 –31 July 2021[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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