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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 321597, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 285</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy New Year! Interesting wrecks off Mexico, Waterford’s medieval sword, lots of news from the museum world, and a number of fascinating exhibitions. To ease us into the New year there a variety of stories in the popular culture, some of which will probably make you Gnash Your Teeth…. Best wishes for 2018!</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>Prehistoric spears from Arabia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/61285-stone-tools-found-in-saudi-arabia.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/61285-stone-tools-found-in-saudi-arabia.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/61285-stone-tools-found-in-saudi-arabia.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And fromNorth Africa</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2018/article/study-may-shed-new-light-on-dispersal-of-early-modern-humans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2018/article/study-may-shed-new-light-on-dispersal-of-early-modern-humans" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2018/article/study-may-shed-new-light-on-dispersal-of-early-modern-humans</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tutankhamun’s dagger</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/61214-king-tut-dagger-outer-space.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/61214-king-tut-dagger-outer-space.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/61214-king-tut-dagger-outer-space.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Waterford’s civic sword</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/35007211/2016_How_Waterford_won_its_civic_sword_the_battle_of_Ballymacaw._" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/35007211/2016_How_Waterford_won_its_civic_sword_the_battle_of_Ballymacaw._" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/35007211/2016_How_Waterford_won_its_civic_sword_the_battle_of_Ballymacaw._</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battles, towers and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating a Roman camp near Armageddon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-discoveries-unearthed-roman-legion-camp-near-armageddon-180967654/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-discoveries-unearthed-roman-legion-camp-near-armageddon-180967654/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-discoveries-unearthed-roman-legion-camp-near-armageddon-180967654/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dundurn</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/570370/perthshire-hilltop-fort-was-pictish-stronghold/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/570370/perthshire-hilltop-fort-was-pictish-stronghold/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/570370/perthshire-hilltop-fort-was-pictish-st</a><a href="https://phys.org/news/2017-12-coastal-erosion-threatens-archaeological-sites.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2017-12-coastal-erosion-threatens-archaeological-sites.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2017-12-coastal-erosion-threatens-archaeological-sites.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Caribou on the menu</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.archaeology.org/issues/281-1801/features/6162-where-the-ice-age-caribou-ranged" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.archaeology.org/issues/281-1801/features/6162-where-the-ice-age-caribou-ranged" rel="nofollow">https://www.archaeology.org/issues/281-1801/features/6162-where-the-ice-age-caribou-ranged</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Over the wall, through the gunloop</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What to do with the medieval castles of Lithuania</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/conservation-history-problems-rehabilitation-lithuanian-medieval-castles/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/conservation-history-problems-rehabilitation-lithuanian-medieval-castles/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/conservation-history-problems-rehabilitation-lithuanian-medieval-castles/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tuscan castle for sale </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/medieval-castle-sale-italy-torre-di-fiume/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/medieval-castle-sale-italy-torre-di-fiume/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/medieval-castle-sale-italy-torre-di-fiume/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Hull Blockhouse excavations</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42414850" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42414850" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42414850</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Story of Dunree Fort</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.derrynow.com/news/bbc-screen-story-dunree-fort-later-month/201779" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.derrynow.com/news/bbc-screen-story-dunree-fort-later-month/201779" rel="nofollow">https://www.derrynow.com/news/bbc-screen-story-dunree-fort-later-month/201779</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>George II cannon sold, but to whom?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/david-beckham-link-to-sale-of-historic-cannon-rescued-from-river-medway-157860/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/david-beckham-link-to-sale-of-historic-cannon-rescued-from-river-medway-157860/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/david-beckham-link-to-sale-of-historic-cannon-rescued-from-river-medway-157860/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoring Don Juan’s gunnades, New Zealand</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/restored-cannons-take-pride-place" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/restored-cannons-take-pride-place" rel="nofollow">https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/restored-cannons-take-pride-place</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>French WWI gun erected at Walla Walla airport.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chron.com/news/article/Historic-cannon-to-add-to-experience-at-Walla-12453023.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chron.com/news/article/Historic-cannon-to-add-to-experience-at-Walla-12453023.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.chron.com/news/article/Historic-cannon-to-add-to-experience-at-Walla-1</a><a href="https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20171229/3241156.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20171229/3241156.html" rel="nofollow">https://news.webindia123.com/news/a</a><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article193136909.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article193136909.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.miamiherald.com/news/</a><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/on-asis-list-of-missing-monuments-sher-shah-suris-guns-cemeteries-temple-5014614/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/on-asis-list-of-missing-monuments-sher-shah-suris-guns-cemeteries-temple-5014614/" rel="nofollow">http://indianexpress.com/article/india/on-asis-list-of-missing-monuments-sher-shah-suris-guns-cemeteries-temple-5014614/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Researching the terra cotta army</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101274/An-order-from-the-Chinese-emperor-who-created-the-terracotta-army--Find-immortality#.WkT1S-QiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101274/An-order-from-the-Chinese-emperor-who-created-the-terracotta-army--Find-immortality#.WkT1S-QiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101274/An-order-from-the-Chinese-emperor-who-created-the-terracotta-army--Find-immortality#.WkT1S-QiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Vietnam: Dien Hai Citadel (and its cannons) named National Special Relic<a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/192978/ancient-citadel-named-national-special-relic.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/192978/ancient-citadel-named-national-special-relic.html" rel="nofollow">http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/192978/ancient-citadel-named-national-special-relic.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fort Frederick, Maryland, raising money for new cannon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/nonprofit-launches-fundraiser-for-new-cannon-at-fort-frederick/article_82ec240b-85c8-5fd7-935f-db22f386c3c0.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/nonprofit-launches-fundraiser-for-new-cannon-at-fort-frederick/article_82ec240b-85c8-5fd7-935f-db22f386c3c0.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/nonprofit-launches-fundraiser-for-new-cannon-at-fort-frederick/article_82ec240b-85c8-5fd7-935f-db22f386c3c0.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How Henry VIII spent Christmas</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42429199" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42429199" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/n</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/04/peterloo-massacre-bloody-clash-that-changed-britain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/04/peterloo-massacre-bloody-clash-that-changed-britain" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/04/peterloo-massacre-bloody-clash-that-changed-britain</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Five women warriors from Indian history</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://feminisminindia.com/2017/12/22/5-medieval-women-warriors/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://feminisminindia.com/2017/12/22/5-medieval-women-warriors/" rel="nofollow">https://feminisminindia.com/2017/12/22/5-medieval-women-warriors/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece about Welsh wrecks</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hidden-wrecks-wales-you-never-14112956" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hidden-wrecks-wales-you-never-14112956" rel="nofollow">http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hidden-wrecks-wales-you-never-14112956</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wrecks in the Bristol Channel</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history/shipwrecks-hidden-beneath-waves-bristol-1021194#ICID=sharebar_twitter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history/shipwrecks-hidden-beneath-waves-bristol-1021194#ICID=sharebar_twitter" rel="nofollow">http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history/shipwrecks-hidden-beneath-waves-bristol-1021194#ICID=sharebar_twitter</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibition on great Lake wrecks at Presque Isle Bay</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.goerie.com/entertainmentlife/20171221/review-shipwreck-exhibit-explores-depths-of-local-history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.goerie.com/entertainmentlife/20171221/review-shipwreck-exhibit-explores-depths-of-local-history" rel="nofollow">http://www.goerie.com/entertainmentlife/20171221/review-shipwreck-exhibit-explores</a><a href="http://www.trecpi.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.trecpi.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.trecpi.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You never know what you will find in a cannon…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/01/06/Paper-fragments-discoverd-in-Blackbeard-cannon-from-1712-book.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/01/06/Paper-fragments-discoverd-in-Blackbeard-cannon-from-1712-book.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/01/06/Paper-fragments-discoverd-in-Blackbeard-cannon-from-1712-book.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Letters from an admiral…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/27/petulant-jealous-lord-nelson-letters-reveal-less-noble-side" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/27/petulant-jealous-lord-nelson-letters-reveal-less-noble-side" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/27/petulant-jealous-lord-nelson-letters-reveal-less-noble-side</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dutch and British ships discovered off Yucatan coast <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/3943584/remains-of-centuries-old-dutch-and-british-ships-discovered-off-yucatan-coast/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://globalnews.ca/news/3943584/remains-of-centuries-old-dutch-and-british-ships-discovered-off-yucatan-coast/" rel="nofollow">https://globalnews.ca/news/3943584/remains-of-centuries-old-dutch-and-british-ships-discovered-off-yucatan-coast/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2017/12/pieces-of-history-off-yucatans-coast-part-one/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2017/12/pieces-of-history-off-yucatans-coast-part-one/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2017/12/pieces-of-history-off-yucatans-coast-part-one/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-sunken-dutch-warship-british-steamboat-lighthouse-discovered-coast-772598" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-sunken-dutch-warship-british-steamboat-lighthouse-discovered-coast-772598" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-sunken-dutch-warship-british-steamboat-lighthouse-discovered-coast-772598</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Video of WWI Australian submarine</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/21/australia-submarine-mystery-found-lon-ejk.cnn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/21/australia-submarine-mystery-found-lon-ejk.cnn" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/21/australia-submarine-mystery-found-lon-ejk.cnn</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>Mughal jewels stolen from Doge’s Palace</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101509/Qatari-owned-jewels-stolen-in-audacious-Venice-heist-#.Wk4EyeQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101509/Qatari-owned-jewels-stolen-in-audacious-Venice-heist-#.Wk4EyeQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101509/Qatari-owned-jewels-stolen-in-audacious-Venice-heist-#.Wk4EyeQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Government interference in Poland’s museum? </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/outcry-over-polish-government-s-changes-to-second-world-war-museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/outcry-over-polish-government-s-changes-to-second-world-war-museum" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/outcry-over-polish-government-s-changes-to-second-world-war-museum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on La Porte County Historical Society Museum, including weapons </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/lifestyles/ct-ptb-laporte-museum-st-0105-20171228-story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/lifestyles/ct-ptb-laporte-museum-st-0105-20171228-story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/lifestyles/ct-ptb-laporte-museum-st-0105-20171228-story.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>French museum considers returning African artefacts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/ethnographic-museum-ready-to-return-african-art" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/ethnographic-museum-ready-to-return-african-art" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/ethnographic-museum-ready-to-return-african-art</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Visitor numbers to Auschwitz rise</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101507/Auschwitz-and-Auschwitz-II-Birkenau-receive-2-1-million-visitors-in-2017#.Wk4FLeQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101507/Auschwitz-and-Auschwitz-II-Birkenau-receive-2-1-million-visitors-in-2017#.Wk4FLeQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101507/Auschwitz-and-Auschwitz-II-Birkenau-receive-2-1-million-visitors-in-2017#.Wk4FLeQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But visitors numbers to the Taj Mahal to be controlled</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101504/India-limits-visitors-to-save-Taj-Mahal-#.Wk4FjeQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101504/India-limits-visitors-to-save-Taj-Mahal-#.Wk4FjeQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101504/India-limits-visitors-to-save-Taj-Mahal-#.Wk4FjeQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Changes to charging for admission to the Met</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/new-york-s-metropolitan-museum-to-charge-out-of-town-visitors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/new-york-s-metropolitan-museum-to-charge-out-of-town-visitors" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/new-york-s-metropolitan-museum-to-charge-out-of-town-visitors</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Portuguese collections have new initiative to work with scholars and curators</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101490/New-monograph-series-titled--Collections-in-Focus---National-Palaces---Sintra-Queluz-Pena--launched#.Wkybk-QiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101490/New-monograph-series-titled--Collections-in-Focus---National-Palaces---Sintra-Queluz-Pena--launched#.Wkybk-QiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101490/New-monograph-series-titled--Collections-in-Focus---National-Palaces---Sintra-Queluz-Pena--launched#.Wkybk-QiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoring a Flemish masterpiece</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/100279/Liebieghaus-exhibits-the-restored--Crucified-Thief--by-the-Master-of-Fl-malle#.WkT1yuQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/100279/Liebieghaus-exhibits-the-restored--Crucified-Thief--by-the-Master-of-Fl-malle#.WkT1yuQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/100279/Liebieghaus-exhibits-the-restored--Crucified-Thief--by-the-Master-of-Fl-malle#.WkT1yuQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>More on the new St Petersburg textile facility</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/dress-rehearsal-for-hermitage-s-fashion-and-textiles-centre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/dress-rehearsal-for-hermitage-s-fashion-and-textiles-centre" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/dress-rehearsal-for-hermitage-s-fashion-and-textiles-centre</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Researching bronze alloys</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171222090349.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171222090349.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171222090349.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Marine’s awards acquired by the Smithsonian</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101346/Vietnam-combat-cameraman-s-Medal-of-Honor-displayed-at-Smithsonian#.WkYPhuQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101346/Vietnam-combat-cameraman-s-Medal-of-Honor-displayed-at-Smithsonian#.WkYPhuQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101346/Vietnam-combat-cameraman-s-Medal-of-Honor-displayed-at-Smithsonian#.WkYPhuQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chance to buy the sandals of Lawrence of Arabia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Lawrence-of-Arabias-century-old-sandals-to-be-auctioned-for-over-4000-518427" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Lawrence-of-Arabias-century-old-sandals-to-be-auctioned-for-over-4000-518427" rel="nofollow">http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Lawrence-of-Arabias-century-old-sandals-to-be-auctioned-for-over-4000-518427</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Or a pieceofNelson’sTrafalgar flag </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101567/Sotheby-s-to-offer-a-fascinating-group-of-objects-celebrating-Nelson-s-legend-#.WlM0_DEiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101567/Sotheby-s-to-offer-a-fascinating-group-of-objects-celebrating-Nelson-s-legend-#.WlM0_DEiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101567/Sotheby-s-to-offer-a-fascinating-group-of-objects-celebrating-Nelson-s-legend-#.WlM0_DEiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bonham’s armour sale results</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/25251/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/25251/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/25251/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fouquet in Berlin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101429/Berlin-s-Gem-auml-ldegalerie-brings-all-fragments-of-diptych-by-Jean-Fouquet-together-for-the-first-time-in-80-years#.WkoD-uQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101429/Berlin-s-Gem-auml-ldegalerie-brings-all-fragments-of-diptych-by-Jean-Fouquet-together-for-the-first-time-in-80-years#.WkoD-uQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101429/Berlin-s-Gem-auml-ldegalerie-brings-all-fragments-of-diptych-by-Jean-Fouquet-together-for-the-first-time-in-80-years#.WkoD-uQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16th century German paintings in Stuttgart</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101396/Exhibition-in-Stuttgart-presents-the-golden-grandeur-of-the-Master-of-Messkirch-s-work#.WkitveQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101396/Exhibition-in-Stuttgart-presents-the-golden-grandeur-of-the-Master-of-Messkirch-s-work#.WkitveQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101396/Exhibition-in-Stuttgart-presents-the-golden-grandeur-of-the-Master-of-Messkirch-s-work#.WkitveQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rueland Frueauf the Elder in Vienna</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101334/Masterpieces-in-focus-at-the-Upper-Belvedere--Rueland-Frueauf-the-Elder-and-his-Circle#.WkYPF-QiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101334/Masterpieces-in-focus-at-the-Upper-Belvedere--Rueland-Frueauf-the-Elder-and-his-Circle#.WkYPF-QiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101334/Masterpieces-in-focus-at-the-Upper-Belvedere--Rueland-Frueauf-the-Elder-and-his-Circle#.WkYPF-QiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arcimboldo in Bilbao</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101466/Exhibition-at-the-Bilbao-Fine-Arts-Museum-brings-together-works-by-Arcimboldo#.WktPluQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101466/Exhibition-at-the-Bilbao-Fine-Arts-Museum-brings-together-works-by-Arcimboldo#.WktPluQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101466/Exhibition-at-the-Bilbao-Fine-Arts-Museum-brings-together-works-by-Arcimboldo#.WktPluQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>19th century firearms in Athens. Georgia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101427/Georgia-Museum-of-Art-Museum-shows-19th-century-weaponry#.WkoFFeQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101427/Georgia-Museum-of-Art-Museum-shows-19th-century-weaponry#.WkoFFeQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101427/Georgia-Museum-of-Art-Museum-shows-19th-century-weaponry#.WkoFFeQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Art of WWI in Canberra</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101372/-Arthur-Streeton--The-Art-of-War--on-show-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Australia#.WkiujOQiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101372/-Arthur-Streeton--The-Art-of-War--on-show-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Australia#.WkiujOQiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101372/-Arthur-Streeton--The-Art-of-War--on-show-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Australia#.WkiujOQiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>European Silver in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/101171/New-catalogue-shines-light-on-silver-in-the-Royal-Collection#.WkT30-QiF9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/101171/New-catalogue-shines-light-on-silver-in-the-Royal-Collection#.WkT30-QiF9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/101171/New-catalogue-shines-light-on-silver-in-the-Royal-Collection#.WkT30-QiF9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Steven J. Zaloga: The Anti-Tank Rifle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-anti-tank-rifle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-anti-tank-rifle" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-anti-tank-rifle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte: Etudes sur le passe et I'avenir de I'artillerie</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_NOMmuyzUv7wC" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_NOMmuyzUv7wC" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_NOMmuyzUv7wC</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short article on MR James and how medieval manuscripts inspired his ghost stories</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/m-r-james-the-medievalist-that-turned-ghost-storyteller/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/m-r-james-the-medievalist-that-turned-ghost-storyteller/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/m-r-james-the-medievalist-that-turned-ghost-storyteller/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest Robin Hood film takes a very modern look at the subject</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/05/new-robin-hood-film-will-see-hero-suffer-ptsd-returning-crusades/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/05/new-robin-hood-film-will-see-hero-suffer-ptsd-returning-crusades/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/05/new-robin-hood-film-will-see-hero-suffer-ptsd-returning-crusades/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece about recent historical dramas</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2018/01/crown-isnt-lying-it-s-time-we-accepted-historical-drama-fiction" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2018/01/crown-isnt-lying-it-s-time-we-accepted-historical-drama-fiction" rel="nofollow">https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2018/01/crown-isnt-lying-it-s-time-we-accepted-historical-drama-fiction</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The power of the Western</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/06/gunsmoke-deadwood-why-us-turns-to-wild-west-crisis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/06/gunsmoke-deadwood-why-us-turns-to-wild-west-crisis" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/06/gunsmoke-deadwood-why-us-turns-to-wild-west-crisis</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: De re militari, Chinese walls, French crusaders, Templars</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/anglo-norman-vegetius-thirteenth-century-translation-de-re-militari/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/anglo-norman-vegetius-thirteenth-century-translation-de-re-militari/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/anglo-norman-vegetius-thirteenth-century-translation-de-re-militari/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/record-defense-xiangyangs-city-wall-1206-1207/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/record-defense-xiangyangs-city-wall-1206-1207/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/record-defense-xiangyangs-city-wall-1206-1207/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/deeds-william-villehardouin-annotated-translation-part-medieval-work-la-chronique-de-moree/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/deeds-william-villehardouin-annotated-translation-part-medieval-work-la-chronique-de-moree/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/deeds-william-villehardouin-annotated-translation-part-medieval-work-la-chronique-de-moree/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/aspects-problems-templars-religious-presence-medieval-europe-twelfth-early-fourteenth-century/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/aspects-problems-templars-religious-presence-medieval-europe-twelfth-early-fourteenth-century/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/aspects-problems-templars-religious-presence-medieval-europe-twelfth-early-fourteenth-century/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted Christmas in Somerset </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 –8 January 2018</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" 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[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 321597, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 285 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Happy New Year! Interesting wrecks off Mexico, Waterford’s medieval sword, lots of news from the museum world, and a number of fascinating exhibitions. To ease us into the New year there a variety of stories in the popular culture, some of which will probably make you Gnash Your Teeth…. Best wishes for 2018! Arms and armour in the news Ancient arms Prehistoric spears from Arabia [URL]https://www.livescience.com/61285-stone-tools-found-in-saudi-arabia.html[/URL] And fromNorth Africa [URL]http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2018/article/study-may-shed-new-light-on-dispersal-of-early-modern-humans[/URL] Tutankhamun’s dagger [URL]https://www.livescience.com/61214-king-tut-dagger-outer-space.html[/URL] Waterford’s civic sword [URL]https://www.academia.edu/35007211/2016_How_Waterford_won_its_civic_sword_the_battle_of_Ballymacaw._[/URL] Battles, towers and forts Investigating a Roman camp near Armageddon [URL]https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-discoveries-unearthed-roman-legion-camp-near-armageddon-180967654/[/URL] Dundurn [URL='https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/570370/perthshire-hilltop-fort-was-pictish-stronghold/']https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/570370/perthshire-hilltop-fort-was-pictish-st[/URL][URL]https://phys.org/news/2017-12-coastal-erosion-threatens-archaeological-sites.html[/URL] Caribou on the menu [URL]https://www.archaeology.org/issues/281-1801/features/6162-where-the-ice-age-caribou-ranged[/URL] Over the wall, through the gunloop What to do with the medieval castles of Lithuania [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/conservation-history-problems-rehabilitation-lithuanian-medieval-castles/[/URL] Tuscan castle for sale [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/medieval-castle-sale-italy-torre-di-fiume/[/URL] Update on the Hull Blockhouse excavations [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42414850[/URL] Story of Dunree Fort [URL]https://www.derrynow.com/news/bbc-screen-story-dunree-fort-later-month/201779[/URL] Cannons to the left, cannon to the right George II cannon sold, but to whom? [URL]http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/david-beckham-link-to-sale-of-historic-cannon-rescued-from-river-medway-157860/[/URL] Restoring Don Juan’s gunnades, New Zealand [URL]https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/restored-cannons-take-pride-place[/URL] French WWI gun erected at Walla Walla airport. [URL='http://www.chron.com/news/article/Historic-cannon-to-add-to-experience-at-Walla-12453023.php']http://www.chron.com/news/article/Historic-cannon-to-add-to-experience-at-Walla-1[/URL][URL='https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20171229/3241156.html']https://news.webindia123.com/news/a[/URL][URL='http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article193136909.html']http://www.miamiherald.com/news/[/URL][URL]http://indianexpress.com/article/india/on-asis-list-of-missing-monuments-sher-shah-suris-guns-cemeteries-temple-5014614/[/URL] Researching the terra cotta army [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101274/An-order-from-the-Chinese-emperor-who-created-the-terracotta-army--Find-immortality#.WkT1S-QiF9A[/URL] Vietnam: Dien Hai Citadel (and its cannons) named National Special Relic[URL]http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/192978/ancient-citadel-named-national-special-relic.html[/URL] Living in the past Fort Frederick, Maryland, raising money for new cannon [URL]https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/nonprofit-launches-fundraiser-for-new-cannon-at-fort-frederick/article_82ec240b-85c8-5fd7-935f-db22f386c3c0.html[/URL] Miscellany How Henry VIII spent Christmas [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42429199']http://www.bbc.co.uk/n[/URL][URL]https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/04/peterloo-massacre-bloody-clash-that-changed-britain[/URL] Princesses and Amazons Five women warriors from Indian history [URL]https://feminisminindia.com/2017/12/22/5-medieval-women-warriors/[/URL] Nautical news Piece about Welsh wrecks [URL]http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hidden-wrecks-wales-you-never-14112956[/URL] Wrecks in the Bristol Channel [URL]http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history/shipwrecks-hidden-beneath-waves-bristol-1021194#ICID=sharebar_twitter[/URL] Exhibition on great Lake wrecks at Presque Isle Bay [URL='http://www.goerie.com/entertainmentlife/20171221/review-shipwreck-exhibit-explores-depths-of-local-history']http://www.goerie.com/entertainmentlife/20171221/review-shipwreck-exhibit-explores[/URL][URL]http://www.trecpi.org/[/URL] You never know what you will find in a cannon… [URL]http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/01/06/Paper-fragments-discoverd-in-Blackbeard-cannon-from-1712-book.html[/URL] Letters from an admiral… [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/27/petulant-jealous-lord-nelson-letters-reveal-less-noble-side[/URL] Dutch and British ships discovered off Yucatan coast [URL]https://globalnews.ca/news/3943584/remains-of-centuries-old-dutch-and-british-ships-discovered-off-yucatan-coast/[/URL] [URL]http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2017/12/pieces-of-history-off-yucatans-coast-part-one/[/URL] [URL]http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-sunken-dutch-warship-british-steamboat-lighthouse-discovered-coast-772598[/URL] Video of WWI Australian submarine [URL]http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/21/australia-submarine-mystery-found-lon-ejk.cnn[/URL] Museum news and exhibitions News Mughal jewels stolen from Doge’s Palace [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101509/Qatari-owned-jewels-stolen-in-audacious-Venice-heist-#.Wk4EyeQiF9A[/URL] Government interference in Poland’s museum? [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/outcry-over-polish-government-s-changes-to-second-world-war-museum[/URL] Feature on La Porte County Historical Society Museum, including weapons [URL]http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/lifestyles/ct-ptb-laporte-museum-st-0105-20171228-story.html[/URL] French museum considers returning African artefacts [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/ethnographic-museum-ready-to-return-african-art[/URL] Visitor numbers to Auschwitz rise [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101507/Auschwitz-and-Auschwitz-II-Birkenau-receive-2-1-million-visitors-in-2017#.Wk4FLeQiF9A[/URL] But visitors numbers to the Taj Mahal to be controlled [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101504/India-limits-visitors-to-save-Taj-Mahal-#.Wk4FjeQiF9A[/URL] Changes to charging for admission to the Met [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/new-york-s-metropolitan-museum-to-charge-out-of-town-visitors[/URL] Museum developments Portuguese collections have new initiative to work with scholars and curators [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101490/New-monograph-series-titled--Collections-in-Focus---National-Palaces---Sintra-Queluz-Pena--launched#.Wkybk-QiF9A[/URL] Conservation corner Restoring a Flemish masterpiece [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/100279/Liebieghaus-exhibits-the-restored--Crucified-Thief--by-the-Master-of-Fl-malle#.WkT1yuQiF9A[/URL] More on the new St Petersburg textile facility [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/dress-rehearsal-for-hermitage-s-fashion-and-textiles-centre[/URL] Researching bronze alloys [URL]https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171222090349.htm[/URL] Objects Marine’s awards acquired by the Smithsonian [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101346/Vietnam-combat-cameraman-s-Medal-of-Honor-displayed-at-Smithsonian#.WkYPhuQiF9A[/URL] Chance to buy the sandals of Lawrence of Arabia [URL]http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Lawrence-of-Arabias-century-old-sandals-to-be-auctioned-for-over-4000-518427[/URL] Or a pieceofNelson’sTrafalgar flag [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101567/Sotheby-s-to-offer-a-fascinating-group-of-objects-celebrating-Nelson-s-legend-#.WlM0_DEiF9A[/URL] Bonham’s armour sale results [URL]http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/25251/[/URL] Exhibitions Fouquet in Berlin [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101429/Berlin-s-Gem-auml-ldegalerie-brings-all-fragments-of-diptych-by-Jean-Fouquet-together-for-the-first-time-in-80-years#.WkoD-uQiF9A[/URL] 16th century German paintings in Stuttgart [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101396/Exhibition-in-Stuttgart-presents-the-golden-grandeur-of-the-Master-of-Messkirch-s-work#.WkitveQiF9A[/URL] Rueland Frueauf the Elder in Vienna [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101334/Masterpieces-in-focus-at-the-Upper-Belvedere--Rueland-Frueauf-the-Elder-and-his-Circle#.WkYPF-QiF9A[/URL] Arcimboldo in Bilbao [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101466/Exhibition-at-the-Bilbao-Fine-Arts-Museum-brings-together-works-by-Arcimboldo#.WktPluQiF9A[/URL] 19th century firearms in Athens. Georgia [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101427/Georgia-Museum-of-Art-Museum-shows-19th-century-weaponry#.WkoFFeQiF9A[/URL] Art of WWI in Canberra [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101372/-Arthur-Streeton--The-Art-of-War--on-show-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Australia#.WkiujOQiF9A[/URL] Books European Silver in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/101171/New-catalogue-shines-light-on-silver-in-the-Royal-Collection#.WkT30-QiF9A[/URL] Steven J. Zaloga: The Anti-Tank Rifle [URL]https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-anti-tank-rifle[/URL] Online Book Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte: Etudes sur le passe et I'avenir de I'artillerie [URL]https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_NOMmuyzUv7wC[/URL] Popular culture Short article on MR James and how medieval manuscripts inspired his ghost stories [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/m-r-james-the-medievalist-that-turned-ghost-storyteller/[/URL] Latest Robin Hood film takes a very modern look at the subject [URL]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/05/new-robin-hood-film-will-see-hero-suffer-ptsd-returning-crusades/[/URL] Piece about recent historical dramas [URL]https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2018/01/crown-isnt-lying-it-s-time-we-accepted-historical-drama-fiction[/URL] The power of the Western [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/06/gunsmoke-deadwood-why-us-turns-to-wild-west-crisis[/URL] Websites and downloads 1066 etc: De re militari, Chinese walls, French crusaders, Templars [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/anglo-norman-vegetius-thirteenth-century-translation-de-re-militari/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/record-defense-xiangyangs-city-wall-1206-1207/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/deeds-william-villehardouin-annotated-translation-part-medieval-work-la-chronique-de-moree/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2018/01/aspects-problems-templars-religious-presence-medieval-europe-twelfth-early-fourteenth-century/[/URL] Finally This fortnight I tweeted Christmas in Somerset [URL]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe[/URL] Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –8 January 2018 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: [URL='http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html']http://www[/URL].basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]
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