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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 257859, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury 274</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>More on the Viking graves on Iceland and Viking forts in Denmark, assorted fireworks, Revolutionary Wars and cannon stories in the wake of 4 July, and several Game of Thrones inspired stories. Let’s just hope Winter doesn’t come to Leeds before we have had a bit of summer….</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 and forts </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mapping hillforts in UK and Ireland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/22/hillforts-uk-ireland-mapNgfortresses%20%20new%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ped-first-time-online-database-atlas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/22/hillforts-uk-ireland-mapNgfortresses%20%20new%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ped-first-time-online-database-atlas" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/22/hillforts-uk-ireland-mapNgfortresses&nbsp; new&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ped-first-time-online-database-atlas</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How Hannibal crossed the Alps</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hannibal-crossed-the-alps-180963671/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hannibal-crossed-the-alps-180963671/" rel="nofollow">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hannibal-crossed-the-alps-180963</a><a href="http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/15377774.REVEALED__The_exhibit_set_to_be_opened_on_the_remains_of_Britain_s_largest_Roman_arcade/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/15377774.REVEALED__The_exhibit_set_to_be_opened_on_the_remains_of_Britain_s_largest_Roman_arcade/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/15377774.REVEALED__The_exhibit_set_to_be_opened_on_the_remains_of_Britain_s_largest_Roman_arcade/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>More letters from Roman times found at Vindolanda, Hadrian’s Wall</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/10/new-cache-of-roman-letters-discovered-at-hadrians-wall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/10/new-cache-of-roman-letters-discovered-at-hadrians-wall" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/10/new-cache-of-roman-letters-discovered-at-hadrians-wall</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Video of the removal of sword from Viking grave, Iceland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/06/17/video_viking_sword_removed_from_boat_grave/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/06/17/video_viking_sword_removed_from_boat_grave/" rel="nofollow">http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/06/17/video_viking_sword_removed_from_boat_grave/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And update on the finds</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/pearls-viking-swords-spears-and-shields-among-hundreds-items-excavated-n-iceland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/pearls-viking-swords-spears-and-shields-among-hundreds-items-excavated-n-iceland" rel="nofollow">http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/pearls-viking-swords-spears-and-shields-among-hundreds-items-excavated-n-iceland</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dating Viking ring fort new work </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/au-bid070417.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/au-bid070417.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/au-bid070417.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://sciencenordic.com/new-discovery-could-rewrite-viking-fortresses%E2%80%99-history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sciencenordic.com/new-discovery-could-rewrite-viking-fortresses%E2%80%99-history" rel="nofollow">http://sciencenordic.com/new-discovery-could-rewrite-viking-fortresses’-history</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese giants developed because of big game hinting? </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-unearth-grave-of-giants-in-china-1796678781" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-unearth-grave-of-giants-in-china-1796678781" rel="nofollow">https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-unearth-grave-of-giants-in-china-1796678781</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Shetland ponies pulled chariots…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/shetland-ponies-could-have-pulled-chariots-colchester-find-suggests/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/shetland-ponies-could-have-pulled-chariots-colchester-find-suggests/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/shetland-ponies-could-have-pulled-chariots-colchester-find-suggests/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fishing in ancient Alaska</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170628/prehistoric-stone-fish-trap-discovered-on-alaska-island?rssfeed=true" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170628/prehistoric-stone-fish-trap-discovered-on-alaska-island?rssfeed=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170628/prehistoric-stone-fish-trap-discovered-on-alaska-island?rssfeed=true</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next in the search for dead monarchs: King Harold</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/25/king-harold-buried-hertfordshire-churchamateur-historians-try/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/25/king-harold-buried-hertfordshire-churchamateur-historians-try/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/25/king-harold-buried-hertfordshire-churchamateur-historians-try/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tower of skulls found in Mexico is causing debate (!)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/tower-human-skulls-found-archaeologists-mexico-aztec-history-doubt-a7818841.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/tower-human-skulls-found-archaeologists-mexico-aztec-history-doubt-a7818841.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/tower-human-skulls-found-archaeologists-mexico-aztec-history-doubt-a7818841.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes you really want to look at the back of the museum cupboard…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15391043.Severed_hand_is_gruesome_discovery_in_Swindon_Museum_vaults/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15391043.Severed_hand_is_gruesome_discovery_in_Swindon_Museum_vaults/" rel="nofollow">http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15391043.Severed_hand_is_gruesome_discovery_in_Swindon_Museum_vaults/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Late medieval skeleton from Halton Castle goes on display</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/15405723.Medieval_skeleton_found_buried_at_Halton_Castle_on_display_for_first_time/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/15405723.Medieval_skeleton_found_buried_at_Halton_Castle_on_display_for_first_time/" rel="nofollow">http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/15405723.Medieval_skeleton_found_buried_at_Halton_Castle_on_display_for_first_time/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the Frontlines</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Remembering Stoke Field</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40292647" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40292647" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40292647</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short article on Battle of Flodden</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thenational.scot/culture/15402104.Scotland_Back_in_the_Day__Flodden__the_worst_day_in_Scottish_history/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thenational.scot/culture/15402104.Scotland_Back_in_the_Day__Flodden__the_worst_day_in_Scottish_history/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenational.scot/culture/15402104.Scotland_Back_in_the_Day__Flodden__the_worst_day_in_Scottish_history/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating the siege of Charleston</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.postandcourier.com/news/tiny-lead-ball-confirms-archaeologists-are-digging-in-right-place/article_4e92c066-5d02-11e7-b92a-47d8da82a83c.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.postandcourier.com/news/tiny-lead-ball-confirms-archaeologists-are-digging-in-right-place/article_4e92c066-5d02-11e7-b92a-47d8da82a83c.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.postandcourier.com/news/tiny-lead-ball-confirms-archaeologists-are-digging-in-right-place/article_4e92c066-5d02-11e7-b92a-47d8da82a83c.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the gunloop…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seljuk sultans’ bath in castle on Takkeli Mountain <a href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sultans-bath-a-surprising-find-atop-takkeli-mountain.aspx?pageID=238&amp;nID=115192&amp;NewsCatID=375" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sultans-bath-a-surprising-find-atop-takkeli-mountain.aspx?pageID=238&amp;nID=115192&amp;NewsCatID=375" rel="nofollow">http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sultans-bath-a-surprising-find-atop-takkeli-mountain.aspx?pageID=238&amp;nID=115192&amp;NewsCatID=375</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka: enhancing heritage tourism (and obligatory cannon photo)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2017/07/02/culture/dutch-forts-sri-lanka-enhancing-heritage-tourism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2017/07/02/culture/dutch-forts-sri-lanka-enhancing-heritage-tourism" rel="nofollow">http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2017/07/02/culture/dutch-forts-sri-lanka-enhancing-heritage-tourism</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short piece on the history of the building of Louisbourg, Canada</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://dailycommercialnews.com/en-US/Projects/News/2017/7/Fortress-of-Louisbourg-Canadas-first-megaproject-1025459W/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dailycommercialnews.com/en-US/Projects/News/2017/7/Fortress-of-Louisbourg-Canadas-first-megaproject-1025459W/" rel="nofollow">http://dailycommercialnews.com/en-US/Projects/News/2017/7/Fortress-of-Louisbourg-Canadas-first-megaproject-1025459W/</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>New research on bronze cannons found off Haifa in the 1970s.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2017/7/10/new-research-sheds-light-on-centuries-old-cannons-discovered-off-israels-coast#.WWR8ITFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2017/7/10/new-research-sheds-light-on-centuries-old-cannons-discovered-off-israels-coast#.WWR8ITFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2017/7/10/new-research-sheds-light-on-centuries-old-cannons-discovered-off-israels-coast#.WWR8ITFK19A</a>=</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/cannons-found-off-israeli-coast-may-have-been-used-to-fight-16th-century-pirates/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/cannons-found-off-israeli-coast-may-have-been-used-to-fight-16th-century-pirates/" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesofisrael.com/cannons-found-off-israeli-coast-may-have-been-used-to-fight-16th-century-pirates/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/32877498/A_late_16th-_to_early_17th-century_European_shipwreck_carrying_Venetian_ordnance_discovered_off_the_Carmel_coast_Israel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/32877498/A_late_16th-_to_early_17th-century_European_shipwreck_carrying_Venetian_ordnance_discovered_off_the_Carmel_coast_Israel" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/32877498/A_late_16th-_to_early_17th-century_European_shipwreck_carrying_Venetian_ordnance_discovered_off_the_Carmel_coast_Israel</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The story of Hope’s cannon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-07-12/observer-smithfield-west/honoring-history-refurbishing-planned-hope-furnace-cannon#.WWcupTFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-07-12/observer-smithfield-west/honoring-history-refurbishing-planned-hope-furnace-cannon#.WWcupTFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-07-12/observer-smithfield-west/honoring-history-refurbishing-planned-hope-furnace-cannon#.WWcupTFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of New Zealand’s disappearing gun gets a firing</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/94168055/Devonports-disappearing-gun-to-be-fired-for-only-third-time" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/94168055/Devonports-disappearing-gun-to-be-fired-for-only-third-time" rel="nofollow">https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/94168055/Devonports-disappearing-gun-to-be-fired-for-only-third-time</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/94337030/historic-disappearing-gun-goes-off-with-enormous-bang-on-aucklands-north-shore" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/94337030/historic-disappearing-gun-goes-off-with-enormous-bang-on-aucklands-north-shore" rel="nofollow">https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/94337030/historic-disappearing-gun-goes-off-with-enormous-bang-on-aucklands-north-shore</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cleaning up a Civil War monument</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.nhregister.com/lifestyle/20170702/long-awaited-restoration-underway-in-derby-on-civil-war-monument" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nhregister.com/lifestyle/20170702/long-awaited-restoration-underway-in-derby-on-civil-war-monument" rel="nofollow">http://www.nhregister.com/lifestyle/20170702/long-awaited-restoration-underway-in-derby-on-civil-war-monument</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rhode Island Gettysburg cannon and its story and a local family</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170702/on-gettysburg-anniversary-cannon-in-ri-has-story-to-tell" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170702/on-gettysburg-anniversary-cannon-in-ri-has-story-to-tell" rel="nofollow">http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170702/on-gettysburg-anniversary-cannon-in-ri-has-stor</a><a href="http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170707/civil-war-connection-discovered-by-straight-descendants" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170707/civil-war-connection-discovered-by-straight-descendants" rel="nofollow">http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170707/civil-war-connection-discovered-by-straight-d</a><a href="https://www.leaderherald.com/news/local-news/2017/07/cannon-in-amsterdam-cemetery-has-interesting-history/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.leaderherald.com/news/local-news/2017/07/cannon-in-amsterdam-cemetery-has-interesting-history/" rel="nofollow">https://www.leaderherald.com/news/local-news/2017/07/cannon-in-amsterdam-cemetery-has-interesting-history/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bus hits German cannon on war memorial in Brookline, Pittsburgh</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/07/08/Port-Authority-bus-cannon-Brookline-war-memorial/stories/201707080115" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/07/08/Port-Authority-bus-cannon-Brookline-war-memorial/stories/201707080115" rel="nofollow">http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/07/08/Port-Authority-bus-cannon-Brookline-war-memorial/stories/201707080115</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anti-aircraft gun to return to battleship New Jersey after removal 50 years ago <a href="http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2017/07/11/anti-aircraft-gun-return-battleship-new-jersey-after-removal-50-years-ago/460629001/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2017/07/11/anti-aircraft-gun-return-battleship-new-jersey-after-removal-50-years-ago/460629001/" rel="nofollow">http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2017/07/11/anti-aircraft-gun-return-battleship-new-jersey-after-removal-50-years-ago/460629001/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient beverages re-created</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/06/30/532959384/meet-the-indiana-jones-of-ancient-ales-and-extreme-beverages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/06/30/532959384/meet-the-indiana-jones-of-ancient-ales-and-extreme-beverages" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/06/30/532959384/meet-the-indiana-jones-of-ancient-ales-and-extreme-beverages</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Chelsea bun that went to war (and came home)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museumcrush.org/the-chelsea-bun-that-travelled-to-the-first-world-war-trenches-and-back/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumcrush.org/the-chelsea-bun-that-travelled-to-the-first-world-war-trenches-and-back/" rel="nofollow">http://museumcrush.org/the-chelsea-bun-that-travelled-to-the-first-world-war-trenches-and-back/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>American pie</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/03/482854462/as-chinese-iranian-and-indonesian-as-apple-pie" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/03/482854462/as-chinese-iranian-and-indonesian-as-apple-pie" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/03/482854462/as-chinese-iranian-and-indonesian-as-apple-pie</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman sandals</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/huge-shoe-find-reveals-what-13243936" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/huge-shoe-find-reveals-what-13243936" rel="nofollow">http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/huge-shoe-find-reveals-what-13243936</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finds from Roanoke found in Native village</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/artifacts-show-lost-colony-settlers-moved-to-hatteras-island-lived/article_5031be6a-e3b5-5531-9401-f63701e278d9.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/artifacts-show-lost-colony-settlers-moved-to-hatteras-island-lived/article_5031be6a-e3b5-5531-9401-f63701e278d9.html" rel="nofollow">https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/artifacts-show-lost-colony-settlers-moved-to-hatteras-island-lived/article_5031be6a-e3b5-5531-9401-f63701e278d9.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Things that go bang</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A July 4th trip on New Jersey&#039;s Revolutionary War trail</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s.nj.com/co7ty9X" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s.nj.com/co7ty9X" rel="nofollow">http://s.nj.com/</a><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2017/06/29/science-behind-fireworks-chemistry-in-action/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2017/06/29/science-behind-fireworks-chemistry-in-action/" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2017/06/29/science-behind-fireworks-chemistry-in-action/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>BL blog on early fireworks manuscripts </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/07/a-recipe-for-medieval-fireworks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/07/a-recipe-for-medieval-fireworks.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/07/a-recipe-for-medieval-firew</a><a href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/how-fireworks-exploded-into-history-and-became-an-american-symbol/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/how-fireworks-exploded-into-history-and-became-an-american-symbol/" rel="nofollow">http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/how-fireworks-exploded-into-history-and-became-an-american-symbol/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannon balls found in Indian fort near Mumbai</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/3-british-era-iron-cannonballs-dating-back-to-1860-found-near-mumbai/story-Flcn6SYF0anjunfskZdOOJ.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/3-british-era-iron-cannonballs-dating-back-to-1860-found-near-mumbai/story-Flcn6SYF0anjunfskZdOOJ.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/3-british-era-iron-cannonballs-dating-back-to-1860-found-near-mumbai/story-Flcn6SYF0anjunfskZdOOJ.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A brief history of fireworks</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/how-fireworks-exploded-into-history-and-became-an-american-symbol/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/how-fireworks-exploded-into-history-and-became-an-american-symbol/" rel="nofollow">http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/how-fireworks-exploded-into-history-and-became-an-american-symbol/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short piece on Portuguese gunpowder factory in Goa<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/protected-monument-in-ribandar-sees-illegal-kiosk/articleshow/59519506.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/protected-monument-in-ribandar-sees-illegal-kiosk/articleshow/59519506.cms" rel="nofollow">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/protected-monument-in-ribandar-sees-illegal-kiosk/articleshow/59519506.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>World Heritage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cultural losses in recent conflicts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/22/architecture/precious-monuments-lost-in-middle-east-conflicts/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/22/architecture/precious-monuments-lost-in-middle-east-conflicts/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/22/architecture/precious-monuments-lost-in-middle-east-conflicts/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Cattewater wreck</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.devonlive.com/plymouth-shipwreck-could-be-older-than-the-famous-mary-rose/story-30434311-detail/story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.devonlive.com/plymouth-shipwreck-could-be-older-than-the-famous-mary-rose/story-30434311-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.devonlive.com/plymouth-shipwreck-could-be-older-than-the-famous-mary-rose/story-30434311-detail/story.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Luna fleet</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2017/06/29/uwf-pensacola-bay-bridge-construction-threatens-1559-luna-shipwreck-excavation/439319001/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2017/06/29/uwf-pensacola-bay-bridge-construction-threatens-1559-luna-shipwreck-excavation/439319001/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2017/06/29/uwf-pensacola-bay-bridge-construction-threatens-1559-luna-shipwreck-excavation/439319001/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece on the Swan, lost off Mull in 1653</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/discoveries-from-the-deep-sailing-aboard-the-swan-in-the-17th-century.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/discoveries-from-the-deep-sailing-aboard-the-swan-in-the-17th-century.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/discoveries-from-the-deep-sailing-aboard-the-swan-in-the-17th-century.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Story of an early 18thcenturyshipwreck off Portland head</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/09/lost-and-found-tale-of-a-1711-shipwreck-off-portland-head-light/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/09/lost-and-found-tale-of-a-1711-shipwreck-off-portland-head-light/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/09/lost-and-found-tale-of-a-1711-shipwreck-off-portland-head-light/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tale of a Sussex shipwreck and Parson Darby’s Hole <a href="http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/tale-of-a-sussex-shipwreck-and-parson-darby-s-hole-1-8033037" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/tale-of-a-sussex-shipwreck-and-parson-darby-s-hole-1-8033037" rel="nofollow">http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/tale-of-a-sussex-shipwreck-and-parson-darby-s-hole-1-8033037</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on HMS Invincible</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/bournemouth/15376159.Bournemouth_University_archaeologists_to_excavate_historic_warship_Invincible/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/bournemouth/15376159.Bournemouth_University_archaeologists_to_excavate_historic_warship_Invincible/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/bournemouth/15376159.Bournemouth_University_archaeologists_to_excavate_historic_warship_Invincible/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://uknip.co.uk/2017/07/solent-wreck-project-ensured-legacy-with-national-lottery-award/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uknip.co.uk/2017/07/solent-wreck-project-ensured-legacy-with-national-lottery-award/" rel="nofollow">http://uknip.co.uk/2017/07/solent-wreck-project-ensured-legacy-with-national-lottery-award/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the San Jose</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/06/colombia-attempts-to-recover-spanish-shipwreck-worth-over-1-billion/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/06/colombia-attempts-to-recover-spanish-shipwreck-worth-over-1-billion/" rel="nofollow">http://nypost.com/2017/07/06/colombia-attempts-to-recover-spanish-shipwreck-worth-over-1-billion/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Searching for Florida’s lost loyalist fleet</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/27/florida-frontiers-american-revolution-era-shipwreck/433868001/?from=global&amp;sessionKey=&amp;autologin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/27/florida-frontiers-american-revolution-era-shipwreck/433868001/?from=global&amp;sessionKey=&amp;autologin" rel="nofollow">http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/27/florida-frontiers-american-revolution-era-shipwreck/433868001/?from=global&amp;sessionKey=&amp;autologin</a>=</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gun from USS Revenge is raised</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320202-historic-gun-found-by-us-divers-is-raised.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320202-historic-gun-found-by-us-divers-is-raised.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320202-historic-gun-found-by-us-divers-is-raised.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dispute continues over the Franklin expedition</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/nunavut-complains-to-trudeau-that-federal-scientists-took-franklin-artifacts-without-permission/wcm/a670e186-ef66-4928-8594-a31436baf1e4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/nunavut-complains-to-trudeau-that-federal-scientists-took-franklin-artifacts-without-permission/wcm/a670e186-ef66-4928-8594-a31436baf1e4" rel="nofollow">http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/nunavut-complains-to-trudeau-that-federal-scientists-took-franklin-artifacts-without-permission/wcm/a670e186-ef66-4928-8594-a31436baf1e4</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ten maritime museums around the world: Ships on shores <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/travel/maritime-museums-of-the-world-from-the-bahamas-to-sweden/news-story/8c1d190128df67dbe97237746d4401cc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/travel/maritime-museums-of-the-world-from-the-bahamas-to-sweden/news-story/8c1d190128df67dbe97237746d4401cc" rel="nofollow">http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/travel/maritime-museums-of-the-world-from-the-bahamas-to-sweden/news-story/8c1d190128df67dbe97237746d4401cc</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>Mirror, mirroron the wall, who’s the most popular museum of all?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://qz.com/1015412/new-yorks-metropolitan-museum-of-art-may-soon-surpass-the-louvre-as-the-worlds-most-popular-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://qz.com/1015412/new-yorks-metropolitan-museum-of-art-may-soon-surpass-the-louvre-as-the-worlds-most-popular-museum/" rel="nofollow">https://qz.com/1015412/new-yorks-metropolitan-museum-of-art-may-soon-surpass-the-louvre-as-the-worlds-most-popular-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why an indigenous Australian wants the British Museum to return his ancestor’s shield</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/385885/why-an-indigenous-australian-wants-the-british-museum-to-return-his-ancestors-shield/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://hyperallergic.com/385885/why-an-indigenous-australian-wants-the-british-museum-to-return-his-ancestors-shield/" rel="nofollow">https://hyperallergic.com/385885/why-an-indigenous-australian-wants-the-british-museum-to-return-his-ancestors-shield/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>BM looking for ways to lead visitors to the lesser visited galleries! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/04/british-museum-goes-digital-ease-congestion-popular-exhibits/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/04/british-museum-goes-digital-ease-congestion-popular-exhibits/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/04/british-museum-goes-digital-ease-congestion-popular-exhibits/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Firearms experts gather for Cody museum symposium <a href="http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/firearms-experts-gather-for-cody-museum-symposium/article_af4c258f-ff5f-5b09-9fdf-a421b3f5105c.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/firearms-experts-gather-for-cody-museum-symposium/article_af4c258f-ff5f-5b09-9fdf-a421b3f5105c.html" rel="nofollow">http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/firearms-experts-gather-for-cody-museum-symposium/article_af4c258f-ff5f-5b09-9fdf-a421b3f5105c.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Free online course in antiquities trafficking</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/art-crime" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/art-crime" rel="nofollow">https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/art-crime</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoration and technical study of Tiepolo painting in Madrid <a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97327/Museo-Thyssen-Bornemisza-presents-the-results-of-the-restoration-and-technical-study-of-Tiepolo-painting#.WWH7NDFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97327/Museo-Thyssen-Bornemisza-presents-the-results-of-the-restoration-and-technical-study-of-Tiepolo-painting#.WWH7NDFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97327/Museo-Thyssen-Bornemisza-presents-the-results-of-the-restoration-and-technical-study-of-Tiepolo-painting#.WWH7NDFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects- mainly Revolutionary War</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Powder horns</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://wesa.fm/post/powder-horns-were-cell-phones-18th-century#stream/0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wesa.fm/post/powder-horns-were-cell-phones-18th-century#stream/0" rel="nofollow">http://wesa.fm/post/powder-horns-were-cell-phones-18th-century#stream/0</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>American revolutionary war amputation kits for sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97292/Dr--John-Warren-s-Revolutionary-War-Amputation-Kits-to-be-auctioned#.WV879jFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97292/Dr--John-Warren-s-Revolutionary-War-Amputation-Kits-to-be-auctioned#.WV879jFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97292/Dr--John-Warren-s-Revolutionary-War-Amputation-Kits-to-be-auctioned#.WV879jFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>George Washington and his swords</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/for-george-washington-a-sword-was-much-more-than-an-accessory" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/for-george-washington-a-sword-was-much-more-than-an-accessory" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/for-george-washington-a-sword-was-much-more-than-an-accessory</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting feature on Civil War map: Gloucester Point 1862</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.dailypress.com/features/history/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailypress.com/features/history/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailypress.com/features/history/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Franklin exhibition coming to London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/01/franklin-arctic-voyage-tragic-inuit-wrath-museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/01/franklin-arctic-voyage-tragic-inuit-wrath-museum" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/01/franklin-arctic-voyage-tragic-inuit-wrath-museum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97353/Story-of-an-ill-fated-Arctic-expedition-opens-at-the-National-Maritime-Museum#.WWNBHDFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97353/Story-of-an-ill-fated-Arctic-expedition-opens-at-the-National-Maritime-Museum#.WWNBHDFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97353/Story-of-an-ill-fated-Arctic-expedition-opens-at-the-National-Maritime-Museum#.WWNBHDFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Repaired objects in London- more interesting than it sounds!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museumcrush.org/how-londoners-reused-and-recycled-their-junk-down-the-centuries/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumcrush.org/how-londoners-reused-and-recycled-their-junk-down-the-centuries/" rel="nofollow">http://museumcrush.org/how-londoners-reused-and-recycled-their-junk-down-the-centuries/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/londoners-have-been-recycling-for-longer-than-you-think" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/londoners-have-been-recycling-for-longer-than-you-think" rel="nofollow">https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/londoners-have-been-recycling-for-longer-than-you-think</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1830s English rural life in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97224/Exhibition-is-first-exhibition-to-investigate-W--H--Hunt-s-depiction-of-rural-figures-in-his-work#.WVySODFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97224/Exhibition-is-first-exhibition-to-investigate-W--H--Hunt-s-depiction-of-rural-figures-in-his-work#.WVySODFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97224/Exhibition-is-first-exhibition-to-investigate-W--H--Hunt-s-depiction-of-rural-figures-in-his-work#.WVySODFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tapestries in Glasgow</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97287/Burrell-Tapestries-on-display-for-first-time-in-over-100-years#.WV87YjFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97287/Burrell-Tapestries-on-display-for-first-time-in-over-100-years#.WV87YjFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97287/Burrell-Tapestries-on-display-for-first-time-in-over-100-years#.WV87YjFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Alma Tadema in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97328/Leighton-House-Museum-opens-the-first-Alma-Tadema-exhibition-in-London-since-1913#.WWH54jFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97328/Leighton-House-Museum-opens-the-first-Alma-Tadema-exhibition-in-London-since-1913#.WWH54jFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97328/Leighton-House-Museum-opens-the-first-Alma-Tadema-exhibition-in-London-since-1913#.WWH54jFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Simon Quellen Field: Boom! The Chemistry and History of Explosives</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Explosives-Simon-Quellen-Field/dp/1613738056?tag=nypost-20" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Explosives-Simon-Quellen-Field/dp/1613738056?tag=nypost-20" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Explosives-Simon-Quellen-Field/dp/1613738056?tag=nypost-20</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Marco Noris:Gods, demons and ancestors: Art of the keris hilts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=217807#post217807" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=217807#post217807" rel="nofollow">http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=217807#post217807</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Clare Mulley: The Women Who Flew for Hitler: The True Story of Hitler&#039;s Valkyries </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Flew-Hitler-Valkyries/dp/1447274202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1499939115&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Clare+Mulley" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Flew-Hitler-Valkyries/dp/1447274202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1499939115&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Clare+Mulley" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Flew-Hitler-Valkyries/dp/1447274202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1499939115&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Clare+Mulley</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Extract from: Philip G. Smucker: Riding With George: Sportsmanship &amp; Chivalry in the Making of America&#039;s First President<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/for-george-washington-a-sword-was-much-more-than-an-accessory" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/for-george-washington-a-sword-was-much-more-than-an-accessory" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/for-george-washington-a-sword-was-much-more-than-an-accessory</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kay Smith et al: Arms and armour in Shropshire Museums</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></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>David Ramsay: The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xChV1CO8KhcC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=george+washington&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj4zJLkgoTVAhUYM8AKHQTtCscQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&amp;q=george%20washington&amp;f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xChV1CO8KhcC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=george+washington&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj4zJLkgoTVAhUYM8AKHQTtCscQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&amp;q=george%20washington&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xChV1CO8KhcC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=george+washington&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj4zJLkgoTVAhUYM8AKHQTtCscQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&amp;q=george washington&amp;f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>1832</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular Culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jousting for health</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jul/03/jousting-ultimate-workout-fit-as-footballers-tennis-champions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jul/03/jousting-ultimate-workout-fit-as-footballers-tennis-champions" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jul/03/jousting-ultimate-workout-fit-as-footballers-tennis-champions</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And jousting for ladies</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p058hdfl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p058hdfl" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p058hdfl</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jeremy Deller&#039;s human Somme memorial lives on&nbsp; <a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/in-the-frame/jeremy-deller-s-human-memorial-lives-on-/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/in-the-frame/jeremy-deller-s-human-memorial-lives-on-/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/in-the-frame/jeremy-deller-s-human-memorial-lives-on-/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Expert’sdiscuss the next series of Game of Thrones</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/game-of-thrones-how-ends-diplomat-medieval-war-experts-economists-politics/#H0_yDii5iiqw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/game-of-thrones-how-ends-diplomat-medieval-war-experts-economists-politics/#H0_yDii5iiqw" rel="nofollow">http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/game-of-thrones-how-ends-diplomat-medieval-war-experts-economists-politics/#H0_yDii5iiqw</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And GoT inspires new interesting in Viking and medieval artefacts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97403/Game-of-Thrones-ignites-new-collector-interest-in-Viking-jewelry-and-medieval-relics#.WWXVGDFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97403/Game-of-Thrones-ignites-new-collector-interest-in-Viking-jewelry-and-medieval-relics#.WWXVGDFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97403/Game-of-Thrones-ignites-new-collector-interest-in-Viking-jewelry-and-medieval-relics#.WWXVGDFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And fighting women…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theconversation.com/game-of-thrones-and-the-cut-and-thrust-of-warring-women-through-the-ages-80336" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theconversation.com/game-of-thrones-and-the-cut-and-thrust-of-warring-women-through-the-ages-80336" rel="nofollow">http://theconversation.com/game-of-thrones-and-the-cut-and-thrust-of-warring-women-through-the-ages-80336</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Historians and TV</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/07/when-tv-and-professors-research-interests-align/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/07/when-tv-and-professors-research-interests-align/" rel="nofollow">https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/07/when-tv-and-professors-research-interests-align/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17-18 July 2017 Cody Firearms Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West Wyoming </p><p><br /></p><p>Arsenals of History: Firearms and Museums in the 21st Century</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://centerofthewest.org/2017/03/29/registration-open-firearms-symposium/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://centerofthewest.org/2017/03/29/registration-open-firearms-symposium/" rel="nofollow">https://centerofthewest.org/2017/03/29/registration-open-firearms-symposium/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ktvq.com/story/35585129/cody-firearms-museum-to-host-arsenal-of-history-firearms-symposium-in-july" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ktvq.com/story/35585129/cody-firearms-museum-to-host-arsenal-of-history-firearms-symposium-in-july" rel="nofollow">http://www.ktvq.com/story/35585129/cody-firearms-museum-to-host-arsenal-of-history-firearms-symposium-in-july</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>5-6 August 2017 Ticonderoga </p><p><br /></p><p>Seminar on 18th-Century Artillery</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.fortticonderoga.org/education/workshop-seminars/artillery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fortticonderoga.org/education/workshop-seminars/artillery" rel="nofollow">http://www.fortticonderoga.org/education/workshop-seminars/artillery</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September, Germany </p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://icomam-germany2017.de/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://icomam-germany2017.de/" rel="nofollow">https://icomam-germany2017.de/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>15-17 November 2017, Canterbury</p><p><br /></p><p>Black Prince Conference </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/" rel="nofollow">https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calls for papers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Black Powder Ordnance: A conference on safe use</p><p><br /></p><p>Hindlip Hall, 14 October 2017</p><p><br /></p><p>Contact Roger Emmerson for details: <a href="mailto:emmersonrw@aol.com">emmersonrw@aol.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Le Musée de l&#039;Artillerie Draguignan</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://musee.artillerie.asso.fr/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://musee.artillerie.asso.fr/" rel="nofollow">http://musee.artillerie.asso.fr/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bellfounders data base</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://bellfounders.net/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://bellfounders.net/" rel="nofollow">http://bellfounders.net/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc wounds, murder in Byzantium &amp; horrible deaths</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/heads-shoulders-knees-toes-injury-death-anglo-scottish-combat-c-1296-c-1403/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/heads-shoulders-knees-toes-injury-death-anglo-scottish-combat-c-1296-c-1403/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/heads-shoulders-knees-toes-injury-death-anglo-scottish-combat-c-1296-c-1403/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/06/murder-byzantine-emperor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/06/murder-byzantine-emperor/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/06/murder-byzantine-emperor/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/top-10-brutal-medieval-deaths/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/top-10-brutal-medieval-deaths/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/top-10-brutal-medieval-deaths/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted a visit to Sandal Castle and the battle of Wakefield </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><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –14 July 2017</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</a>.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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