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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 386549, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury298</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, a mix of news- cricket and the VOC in Sri Lanka, German castles, new exhibitionof remembering World War I, Tipu Sultan rockets and Indian princesses, as well as renaissance armour in Rome. All this from a hot and thundery Yorkshire. </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 &amp; forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Military equipment recovered from the recent excavations at Sardis</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/traces-of-war-found-in-ancient-lydian-city-sardis-134494" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/traces-of-war-found-in-ancient-lydian-city-sardis-134494" rel="nofollow">http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/traces-of-war-found-in-ancient-lydian-city-sardis-134494</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is the Western Wall crumbling?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106449/Archaeologists-lead-Western-Wall-check-up-after-stone-fall#.W1mExTG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106449/Archaeologists-lead-Western-Wall-check-up-after-stone-fall#.W1mExTG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106449/Archaeologists-lead-Western-Wall-check-up-after-stone-fall#.W1mExTG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is there a future for Rome’s Aurelian walls? </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/07/15/21/22/ancient-rome-walls-at-risk-of-being-lost" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/07/15/21/22/ancient-rome-walls-at-risk-of-being-lost" rel="nofollow">https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/07/15/21/22/ancient-rome-walls-at-risk-of-being-lost</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman towers uncovered in Turkish province</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/07/13/2000-year-old-roman-observation-towers-unearthed-in-turkeys-konya" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/07/13/2000-year-old-roman-observation-towers-unearthed-in-turkeys-konya" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/07/13/2000-year-old-roman-observation-towers-unearthed-in-turkeys-konya</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saxon warrior and his weapons found on Salisbury Plain- Putin denies involvement…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jun/07/sign-up-for-lab-notes-the-guardians-weekly-science-update" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jun/07/sign-up-for-lab-notes-the-guardians-weekly-science-update" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jun/07/sign-up-for-lab-notes-the-guardians-weekly-science-update</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Discussing a fascinating fresco in Shropshire</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/uncovering-the-mysteries-of-englands-bayeux-tapestry-and-its-connections-to-charlemagne/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/uncovering-the-mysteries-of-englands-bayeux-tapestry-and-its-connections-to-charlemagne/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/uncovering-the-mysteries-of-englands-bayeux-tapestry-and-its-connections-to-charlemagne/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wressle castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/secret-castle-you-can-visit-1783336" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/secret-castle-you-can-visit-1783336" rel="nofollow">https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/secret-castle-you-can-visit-1783336</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>German state reclaims Reinhardsbrunn Castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/german-castle-expropriated-from-russian-owner/a-44701607" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dw.com/en/german-castle-expropriated-from-russian-owner/a-44701607" rel="nofollow">https://www.dw.com/en/german-castle-expropriated-from-russian-owner/a-44701607</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finds from medieval Bulgaria</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sofiaglobe.com/2018/07/23/archaeology-2018-season-excavations-begin-at-kastritsi-fortress-at-bulgarias-euxinograd-palace/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sofiaglobe.com/2018/07/23/archaeology-2018-season-excavations-begin-at-kastritsi-fortress-at-bulgarias-euxinograd-palace/" rel="nofollow">https://sofiaglobe.com/2018/07/23/archaeology-2018-season-excavations-begin-at-kastritsi-fortress-at-bulgarias-euxinograd-palace/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/07/23/archaeologists-find-seal-of-byzantine-empress-yolande-of-montferrat-in-bulgarias-lyutitsa-fortress/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/07/23/archaeologists-find-seal-of-byzantine-empress-yolande-of-montferrat-in-bulgarias-lyutitsa-fortress/" rel="nofollow">http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/07/23/archaeologists-find-seal-of-byzantine-empress-yolande-of-montferrat-in-bulgarias-lyutitsa-fortress/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the gunloop…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cricket and VOC forts don’t mix in Sri Lanka</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106318/Sri-Lanka-s-Galle-stadium-faces-axe-over-Dutch-Fort#.W1Lx8jG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106318/Sri-Lanka-s-Galle-stadium-faces-axe-over-Dutch-Fort#.W1Lx8jG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106318/Sri-Lanka-s-Galle-stadium-faces-axe-over-Dutch-Fort#.W1Lx8jG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17th-century artillery fort in Castlecome, Kilkenny , found </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/english-fort-discovered-during-castlecomer-hotel-development-1.3565838" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/english-fort-discovered-during-castlecomer-hotel-development-1.3565838" rel="nofollow">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/english-fort-discovered-during-castlecomer-hotel-development-1.3565838</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tipu-era rockets found on a farm in Hosanagara, India <a href="https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/blast-from-the-past-another-haul-of-500-tipu-era-rockets-has-been-found-on-a-farm-in-hosanagara-the-same-place-as-the-last-find-a-few-years-ago/articleshow/65124509.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/blast-from-the-past-another-haul-of-500-tipu-era-rockets-has-been-found-on-a-farm-in-hosanagara-the-same-place-as-the-last-find-a-few-years-ago/articleshow/65124509.cms" rel="nofollow">https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/blast-from-the-past-another-haul-of-500-tipu-era-rockets-has-been-found-on-a-farm-in-hosanagara-the-same-place-as-the-last-find-a-few-years-ago/articleshow/65124509.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/27/indian-warrior-king-tipu-sultan-rocket-cache-unearthed-in-abandoned-well" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/27/indian-warrior-king-tipu-sultan-rocket-cache-unearthed-in-abandoned-well" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/27/indian-warrior-king-tipu-sultan-rocket-cache-unearthed-in-abandoned-well</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Has an early governor of Virginia been found?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/07/24/jamestown-unearthed-archaeologists-think-theyve-found-remains-of-virginias-first-governor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/07/24/jamestown-unearthed-archaeologists-think-theyve-found-remains-of-virginias-first-governor/" rel="nofollow">https://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/07/24/jamestown-unearthed-archaeologists-think-theyve-found-remains-of-virginias-first-governor/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>DNA testing for the Tsar and his family</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2018-07-fresh-dna-authenticate-bones-russia.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2018-07-fresh-dna-authenticate-bones-russia.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2018-07-fresh-dna-authenticate-bones-russia.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the frontlines</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Presenting Glencoe for the public </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/giving-glencoe-a-fresh-focus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/giving-glencoe-a-fresh-focus" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/giving-glencoe-a-fresh-focus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Revisiting Waterloo</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/16340481.search-is-on-for-waterloo-relics/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/16340481.search-is-on-for-waterloo-relics/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/16340481.search-is-on-for-waterloo-relics/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe: This week’s specials</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Prehistoric gazelle wrap</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44846874" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44846874" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44846874</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient Japanese fish stew in a pot</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/japan-s-love-affair-with-fish-began-very-early" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/japan-s-love-affair-with-fish-began-very-early" rel="nofollow">https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/japan-s-love-affair-with-fish-began-very-early</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Washed down with an Irish-Egyptian beer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/life/325203/beer-column-kildare-brewer-makes-ancient-egyptian-beer-for-british-museum.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/life/325203/beer-column-kildare-brewer-makes-ancient-egyptian-beer-for-british-museum.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/life/325203/beer-column-kildare-brewer-makes-ancient-egyptian-beer-for-british-museum.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The brilliant career of Nur Jahan, Empress of India</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2018/07/21/the-brilliant-career-of-nur-jahan-empress-of-india" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2018/07/21/the-brilliant-career-of-nur-jahan-empress-of-india" rel="nofollow">https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2018/07/21/the-brilliant-career-of-nur-jahan-empress-of-india</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lakshmibai &amp; her fortress</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65087134.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65087134.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst" rel="nofollow">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65087134.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Crowd-funding excavations round Ypres</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/dig-hill-80-a-day-at-crowdfunded-world-war-i-archaeology-dig/g-44669457" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dw.com/en/dig-hill-80-a-day-at-crowdfunded-world-war-i-archaeology-dig/g-44669457" rel="nofollow">https://www.dw.com/en/dig-hill-80-a-day-at-crowdfunded-world-war-i-archaeology-dig/g-44669457</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Remembering WWI (more about this under EXHIBITIONS) </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/lest-we-forget-how-we-choose-to-remember-the-first-world-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/lest-we-forget-how-we-choose-to-remember-the-first-world-war/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/lest-we-forget-how-we-choose-to-remember-the-first-world-war/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calchis’ medieval port</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2018-07-theban-port-chalcisa-medieval-maritime.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2018-07-theban-port-chalcisa-medieval-maritime.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2018-07-theban-port-chalcisa-medieval-maritime.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on Sweden’s Mars</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://sciencenordic.com/archaeologists-reveal-new-finds-legendary-swedish-warship" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sciencenordic.com/archaeologists-reveal-new-finds-legendary-swedish-warship" rel="nofollow">http://sciencenordic.com/archaeologists-reveal-new-finds-legendary-swedish-warship</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the status of Colombia’s San José project</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-san-jose-shipwreck-colombia-salvage/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-san-jose-shipwreck-colombia-salvage/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-san-jose-shipwreck-colombia-salvage/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.brinkwire.com/news/recovery-of-colombian-shipwreck-with-up-to-17billion-of-treasure-moves-a-step-closer/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.brinkwire.com/news/recovery-of-colombian-shipwreck-with-up-to-17billion-of-treasure-moves-a-step-closer/" rel="nofollow">https://en.brinkwire.com/news/recovery-of-colombian-shipwreck-with-up-to-17billion-of-treasure-moves-a-step-closer/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest news from this season dives on VOC ship Rooswijk</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://theisleofthanetnews.com/nineteen-crew-members-of-1740-rooswijk-wreck-on-goodwin-sands-identified/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theisleofthanetnews.com/nineteen-crew-members-of-1740-rooswijk-wreck-on-goodwin-sands-identified/" rel="nofollow">https://theisleofthanetnews.com/nineteen-crew-members-of-1740-rooswijk-wreck-on-goodwin-sands-identified/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/rooswijk-crew-shipwreck-silver-smuggled/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/rooswijk-crew-shipwreck-silver-smuggled/" rel="nofollow">https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/rooswijk-crew-shipwreck-silver-smuggled/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unfurling HMSVictory’s sails</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/hms-victorys-battle-of-trafalgar-sail-is-carefully-unfurled-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/hms-victorys-battle-of-trafalgar-sail-is-carefully-unfurled-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/hms-victorys-battle-of-trafalgar-sail-is-carefully-unfurled-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dmitrii Donskoii, Russian armoured cruiser sunk off South Korea 1905 found</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shinil-group-found-the-russian-first-class-armored-cruiser-donskoii-which-sank-near-korea-s-ulleungdo-for-113-years-888321375.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shinil-group-found-the-russian-first-class-armored-cruiser-donskoii-which-sank-near-korea-s-ulleungdo-for-113-years-888321375.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shinil-group-found-the-russian-first-class-armored-cruiser-donskoii-which-sank-near-korea-s-ulleungdo-for-113-years-888321375.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But doubts she was carrying a fortune in gold…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doubts-swirl-claims-gold-shipwreck-180969715/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doubts-swirl-claims-gold-shipwreck-180969715/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doubts-swirl-claims-gold-shipwreck-180969715/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>U-966 German submarine Gut Holz found off Spanish coast</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/09/inenglish/1531126146_043564.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/09/inenglish/1531126146_043564.html" rel="nofollow">https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/09/inenglish/1531126146_043564.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum news and exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Debating the future of Sydney’s Powerhouse museum</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/sydney-museum-move-could-be-most-expensive-gallery-relocation-in-history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/sydney-museum-move-could-be-most-expensive-gallery-relocation-in-history" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/sydney-museum-move-could-be-most-expensive-gallery-relocation-in-history</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hurrah funding for curators</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106260/New--pound-600-000-initiative-to-support-future-of-curators-and-museum-collections#.W1BGKDG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106260/New--pound-600-000-initiative-to-support-future-of-curators-and-museum-collections#.W1BGKDG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106260/New--pound-600-000-initiative-to-support-future-of-curators-and-museum-collections#.W1BGKDG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Brexit and the arts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/26072018-reciprocal-visas-culture-sector-brexit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/26072018-reciprocal-visas-culture-sector-brexit" rel="nofollow">https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/26072018-reciprocal-visas-culture-sector-brexit</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An open museum at the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Bodrum, Turkey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bodrums-open-air-museum-project-launched-134627" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bodrums-open-air-museum-project-launched-134627" rel="nofollow">http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bodrums-open-air-museum-project-launched-134627</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New images of how Norwich Castle could be transformed in £13.5m project <a href="http://www.edp24.co.uk//news/norwich-castle-gateway-to-medieval-england-new-images-1-5620240" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.edp24.co.uk//news/norwich-castle-gateway-to-medieval-england-new-images-1-5620240" rel="nofollow">http://www.edp24.co.uk//news/norwich-castle-gateway-to-medieval-england-new-images-1-5620240</a>?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Things to do with derelict palaces in St Petersburg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/27/can-artists-save-st-petersburgs-crumbling-palaces" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/27/can-artists-save-st-petersburgs-crumbling-palaces" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/27/can-artists-save-st-petersburgs-crumbling-palaces</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Long feature on Sir Richard Wallace and his collection</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.apollo-magazine.com/the-mysteries-and-marvels-of-sir-richard-wallace/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.apollo-magazine.com/the-mysteries-and-marvels-of-sir-richard-wallace/" rel="nofollow">https://www.apollo-magazine.com/the-mysteries-and-marvels-of-sir-richard-wallace/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yorktown’s current exhibition on artillery in 18th century America &amp; the gun debates</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/07/20/yorktown-american-revolution-museum/805486002/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/07/20/yorktown-american-revolution-museum/805486002/" rel="nofollow">https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/07/20/yorktown-american-revolution-museum/805486002/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Life in the British school of archaeology, Iraq, over the years</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/17/british-school-archaeology-iraq-nimrud-agatha-christie" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/17/british-school-archaeology-iraq-nimrud-agatha-christie" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/17/british-school-archaeology-iraq-nimrud-agatha-christie</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Smithing for Picts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/are-these-markings-the-handprint-of-a-pictish-man-1-4773260" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/are-these-markings-the-handprint-of-a-pictish-man-1-4773260" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/are-these-markings-the-handprint-of-a-pictish-man-1-4773260</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ashmolean launch a virtual Civil War in Oxford tour</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ashmolean.org/civil-war-tour" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ashmolean.org/civil-war-tour" rel="nofollow">https://ashmolean.org/civil-war-tour</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tomahawk goes on display at Albany, NY</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106214/State-museum-displays-19th-century-tomahawk-recently-returned-to-museum-s-collections#.W02iXzG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106214/State-museum-displays-19th-century-tomahawk-recently-returned-to-museum-s-collections#.W02iXzG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106214/State-museum-displays-19th-century-tomahawk-recently-returned-to-museum-s-collections#.W02iXzG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum given panoramic painting of Gettysburg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106420/The-Johnson-Collection-donates--The-Battle-of-Gettysburg--painting-to-the-Spartanburg-County-Public-Libraries#.W1g0CjG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106420/The-Johnson-Collection-donates--The-Battle-of-Gettysburg--painting-to-the-Spartanburg-County-Public-Libraries#.W1g0CjG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106420/The-Johnson-Collection-donates--The-Battle-of-Gettysburg--painting-to-the-Spartanburg-County-Public-Libraries#.W1g0CjG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Police helmets in Brighton</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/headgear-and-homicide-inside-the-old-police-cells-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/headgear-and-homicide-inside-the-old-police-cells-museum/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/headgear-and-homicide-inside-the-old-police-cells-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The unknown warrior’s rose</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/22/rose-from-unknown-warriors-coffin-to-be-part-of-exhibition-about-national-mourning" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/22/rose-from-unknown-warriors-coffin-to-be-part-of-exhibition-about-national-mourning" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/22/rose-from-unknown-warriors-coffin-to-be-part-of-exhibition-about-national-mourning</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sikh empire in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.empireofthesikhs.com/exhibition/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.empireofthesikhs.com/exhibition/" rel="nofollow">https://www.empireofthesikhs.com/exhibition/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>CRW Nevinson: Prints of War and Peace in&nbsp; London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106490/British-Museum-opens-new-display--CRW-Nevinson--Prints-of-War-and-Peace-#.W1rTIzG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106490/British-Museum-opens-new-display--CRW-Nevinson--Prints-of-War-and-Peace-#.W1rTIzG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106490/British-Museum-opens-new-display--CRW-Nevinson--Prints-of-War-and-Peace-#.W1rTIzG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Remembering WWI</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jul/27/lest-we-forget-first-world-war-great-imperial-war-musuem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jul/27/lest-we-forget-first-world-war-great-imperial-war-musuem" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jul/27/lest-we-forget-first-world-war-great-imperial-war-musuem</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1918 in Paris</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/1918-armistices.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/1918-armistices.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/1918-armistices.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Renaissance armour in Rome</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.art-city.it/mostre/armi-e-potere.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.art-city.it/mostre/armi-e-potere.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.art-city.it/mostre/armi-e-potere.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Man and horse in NY state</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/106364/Hyde-Collection-exhibition-examines-relationship-of-man--horse#.W1WRUzG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/106364/Hyde-Collection-exhibition-examines-relationship-of-man--horse#.W1WRUzG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/106364/Hyde-Collection-exhibition-examines-relationship-of-man--horse#.W1WRUzG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dutch marine painting in Washington</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2018/water-wind-and-waves.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2018/water-wind-and-waves.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2018/water-wind-and-waves.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chris McNab: The FN MAG Machine Gun- M240, L7, and other variants</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-fn-mag-machine-gun" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-fn-mag-machine-gun" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-fn-mag-machine-gun</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest from Osprey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789–1815</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/The_Age_of_Napoleon_Costume_from_Revolution_to_Empire_1789_1815?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=tweet&amp;utm_content=20180708&amp;utm_campaign=metpublications" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/The_Age_of_Napoleon_Costume_from_Revolution_to_Empire_1789_1815?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=tweet&amp;utm_content=20180708&amp;utm_campaign=metpublications" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/The_Age_of_Napoleon_Costume_from_Revolution_to_Empire_1789_1815?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=tweet&amp;utm_content=20180708&amp;utm_campaign=metpublications</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jousting with English Heritage</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/" rel="nofollow">http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jousting in Denmark</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1 September Leeds </p><p><br /></p><p>Waterloo Study Day</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/waterloo-study-day/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/waterloo-study-day/" rel="nofollow">https://royalarmouries.org/event/waterloo-study-day/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM in Slovenia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/news/detail/article/koblenz-conference/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/news/detail/article/koblenz-conference/" rel="nofollow">http://network.icom.museum/icomam/news/</a><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/call-for-papers-medieval-equestrian-history-imc-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/call-for-papers-medieval-equestrian-history-imc-2019/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/call-for-papers-medieval-equestrian-history-imc-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Patrimonio Nacional, Spain</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.patrimonionacional.es/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.patrimonionacional.es/" rel="nofollow">http://www.patrimonionacional.es/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>INA</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://nautarch.tamu.edu/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nautarch.tamu.edu/" rel="nofollow">http://nautarch.tamu.edu/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Hill Forts, Battling Barons &amp; Richard III</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/hill-forts-in-the-dark-ages-post-roman-britain/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/hill-forts-in-the-dark-ages-post-roman-britain/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/hill-forts-in-the-dark-ages-post-roman-britain/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/failure-magna-carta/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/failure-magna-carta/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/failure-magna-carta/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/richard-iii-and-the-woodville-faction-the-events-surrounding-1483/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/richard-iii-and-the-woodville-faction-the-events-surrounding-1483/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/07/richard-iii-and-the-woodville-faction-the-events-surrounding-1483/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I have been enjoying @LadySaltpetre ‘s Daily Knight</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 –29 July 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" rel="nofollow">http://www</a>.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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