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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 407099, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury 301</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most interesting thing this week are the helmets found by a mushroom picker! Surprising number of stories related to hunting round the world - from Austria to New Zealand. Otherwise new galleries at Greenwich, the home of the Kaiser saved and the net closes in on HMS Endeavour (possibly). </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>Two Bronze Age helmets found picking mushrooms in Slovakia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20913941/mushroom-picker-finds-precious-helmets-from-late-bronze-age.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20913941/mushroom-picker-finds-precious-helmets-from-late-bronze-age.html" rel="nofollow">https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20913941/mushroom-picker-finds-precious-helmets-from-late-bronze-age.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gladiator relief found in Bulgaria</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/09/06/gladiator-fight-relief-discovered-in-ancient-roman-city-of-nicopolis-ad-istrum-near-bulgarias-veliko-tarnovo/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/09/06/gladiator-fight-relief-discovered-in-ancient-roman-city-of-nicopolis-ad-istrum-near-bulgarias-veliko-tarnovo/" rel="nofollow">http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/09/06/gladiator-fight-relief-discovered-in-ancient-roman-city-of-nicopolis-ad-istrum-near-bulgarias-veliko-tarnovo/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating Iron Age defences in Turkey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/09/18/traces-of-iron-age-wars-found-on-double-skin-wall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/09/18/traces-of-iron-age-wars-found-on-double-skin-wall" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/09/18/traces-of-iron-age-wars-found-on-double-skin-wall</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ice age wolf cub and caribou calf found in Yukon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/14/spectacular-ice-age-wolf-pup-and-caribou-dug-up-in-canada" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/14/spectacular-ice-age-wolf-pup-and-caribou-dug-up-in-canada" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/14/spectacular-ice-age-wolf-pup-and-caribou-dug-up-in-canada</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Woolly mammoth killing fields found in Austria</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/07/grisly-ancient-stone-age-woolly-mammoth-kill-site-discovered-7922563/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/07/grisly-ancient-stone-age-woolly-mammoth-kill-site-discovered-7922563/" rel="nofollow">https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/07/grisly-ancient-stone-age-woolly-mammoth-kill-site-discovered-7922563/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hunting moas</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oral-history-suggests-maori-proverbs-bird-extinction-mirrored-fears-indigenous-groups-own-decline-180970225/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oral-history-suggests-maori-proverbs-bird-extinction-mirrored-fears-indigenous-groups-own-decline-180970225/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oral-history-suggests-maori-proverbs-bird-extinction-mirrored-fears-indigenous-groups-own-decline-180970225/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mayans kept pumas in cages</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/63558-copan-bones-jaguar-captivity.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/63558-copan-bones-jaguar-captivity.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/63558-copan-bones-jaguar-captivity.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finding King Arthur</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/the-discovery-of-king-arthur-and-guinevere-at-glastonbury-abbey/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/the-discovery-of-king-arthur-and-guinevere-at-glastonbury-abbey/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/the-discovery-of-king-arthur-and-guinevere-at-glastonbury-abbey/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1354 Lithuanian invasion victim found in Poland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C30863%2Cremains-victim-lithuanian-invasion-1354-discovered-pompeii-warmia.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C30863%2Cremains-victim-lithuanian-invasion-1354-discovered-pompeii-warmia.html" rel="nofollow">http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,30863,remains-victim-lithuanian-invasion-1354-discovered-pompeii-warmia.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excavating Pembroke castle may have revealed birthplace of Henry VII</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/16/likely-birthplace-of-henry-vii-found-in-pembroke-castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/16/likely-birthplace-of-henry-vii-found-in-pembroke-castle" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/16/likely-birthplace-of-henry-vii-found-in-pembroke-castle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recreating Sheffield Castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45587064" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45587064" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45587064</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>Cannons on Indian forts still at risk </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ancient-cannon-atop-petla-burj-headed-towards-doom/articleshow/65738887.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ancient-cannon-atop-petla-burj-headed-towards-doom/articleshow/65738887.cms" rel="nofollow">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ancient-cannon-atop-petla-burj-headed-towards-doom/articleshow/65738887.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the cannons fromThalassery.......</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/historic-cannons-still-remain-inaccessible-to-public-1.3150652" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/historic-cannons-still-remain-inaccessible-to-public-1.3150652" rel="nofollow">https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/historic-cannons-still-remain-inaccessible-to-public-1.3150652</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the front</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Volcanoes and Waterloo</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/63494-napoleon-defeat-waterloo-volcano.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/63494-napoleon-defeat-waterloo-volcano.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/63494-napoleon-defeat-waterloo-volcano.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Modern problems in past times</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dagorhir-ragnarok-women-metoo_us_5b44e1afe4b048036ea31fcb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dagorhir-ragnarok-women-metoo_us_5b44e1afe4b048036ea31fcb" rel="nofollow">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dagorhir-ragnarok-women-metoo_us_5b44e1afe4b048036ea31fcb</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recreating Henry VIII’s pavilions</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/22/henry-viii-tent-field-of-cloth-of-gold-reconstruction" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/22/henry-viii-tent-field-of-cloth-of-gold-reconstruction" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/22/henry-viii-tent-field-of-cloth-of-gold-reconstruction</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bringing Falkland Palace to life</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-falkland-palace-apothecary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-falkland-palace-apothecary" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-falkland-palace-apothecary</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pomegranates</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-before-judaism-the-8-000-year-old-history-of-pomegranate-reverence-1.6461970" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-before-judaism-the-8-000-year-old-history-of-pomegranate-reverence-1.6461970" rel="nofollow">https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-before-judaism-the-8-000-year-old-history-of-pomegranate-reverence-1.6461970</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Babylonian beer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/new-findings-confirm-that-bronze-age-babylonians-really-loved-beer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/new-findings-confirm-that-bronze-age-babylonians-really-loved-beer" rel="nofollow">https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/new-findings-confirm-that-bronze-age-babylonians-really-loved-beer</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Posca- for the roman soldier in a hurry</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://qz.com/quartzy/1372506/posca/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://qz.com/quartzy/1372506/posca/" rel="nofollow">https://q</a><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/spike-island-dig-uncovers-first-world-war-training-trench-867272.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/spike-island-dig-uncovers-first-world-war-training-trench-867272.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/spike-island-dig-uncovers-first-world-war-training-trench-867272.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Painting of the Spanish Armada up for export</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107653/Rare-16th-century-painting-of-Spanish-Armada-at-risk-of-export#.W6S3KzHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107653/Rare-16th-century-painting-of-Spanish-Armada-at-risk-of-export#.W6S3KzHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107653/Rare-16th-century-painting-of-Spanish-Armada-at-risk-of-export#.W6S3KzHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16th century wreck found near Lisbon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107692/Next-Antique-Arms-Fair-to-take-place-on-29th-September-at-Pillar-Hall--Olympia-London#.W6S0IjHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107692/Next-Antique-Arms-Fair-to-take-place-on-29th-September-at-Pillar-Hall--Olympia-London#.W6S0IjHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107692/Next-Antique-Arms-Fair-to-take-place-on-29th-September-at-Pillar-Hall--Olympia-London#.W6S0IjHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archaeologists hope they are closing in on Cook’s Endeavour</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/19/wreck-of-captain-cooks-hms-endeavour-discovered-off-coast-of-america" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/19/wreck-of-captain-cooks-hms-endeavour-discovered-off-coast-of-america" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/19/wreck-of-captain-cooks-hms-endeavour-discovered-off-coast-of-america</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Napoleon’s barge on the move from Paris to Brest</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107673/Barge-built-secretly-for-Napoleon-Bonaparte-in-1810-on-the-move-again-#.W6S0uTHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107673/Barge-built-secretly-for-Napoleon-Bonaparte-in-1810-on-the-move-again-#.W6S0uTHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107673/Barge-built-secretly-for-Napoleon-Bonaparte-in-1810-on-the-move-again-#.W6S0uTHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iron cannon found off Kinsale- hard to tell from the picture</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.southernstar.ie/news/farming/articles/2018/09/16/4161670-cannon-from-1600s-is-fishermans-catch-of-the-day/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.southernstar.ie/news/farming/articles/2018/09/16/4161670-cannon-from-1600s-is-fishermans-catch-of-the-day/" rel="nofollow">https://www.southernstar.ie/news/farming/articles/2018/09/16/4161670-cannon-from-1600s-is-fishermans-catch-of-the-day/</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>Dutch royal family save Kaiser’s last home</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/18/dutch-royal-family-step-in-to-save-former-home-huis-doorn-kaiser-wilhelm-ii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/18/dutch-royal-family-step-in-to-save-former-home-huis-doorn-kaiser-wilhelm-ii" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/18/dutch-royal-family-step-in-to-save-former-home-huis-doorn-kaiser-wilhelm-ii</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on Brazil: Fire precautions to be improved</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107559/Brazil-orders-museums-to-boost-fire-protection-#.W5toJzHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107559/Brazil-orders-museums-to-boost-fire-protection-#.W5toJzHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107559/Brazil-orders-museums-to-boost-fire-protection-#.W5toJzHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>V&amp;A in Dundee</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/dundee-s-designs-on-culture-bring-v-and-a-to-scotland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/dundee-s-designs-on-culture-bring-v-and-a-to-scotland" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/dundee-s-designs-on-culture-bring-v-and-a-to-scotland</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New galleries opened at Greenwich</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107753/Royal-Museums-Greenwich-opens-four-new-galleries-covering-500-years-of-human-exploration#.W6YPMzHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107753/Royal-Museums-Greenwich-opens-four-new-galleries-covering-500-years-of-human-exploration#.W6YPMzHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107753/Royal-Museums-Greenwich-opens-four-new-galleries-covering-500-years-of-human-exploration#.W6YPMzHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>UK ivory ban beginning to hit problems</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/the-uk-s-imminent-law-against-the-trade-in-ivory-is-a-serious-threat-to-liberty-says-former-lord-chief-justice" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/the-uk-s-imminent-law-against-the-trade-in-ivory-is-a-serious-threat-to-liberty-says-former-lord-chief-justice" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/the-uk-s-imminent-law-against-the-trade-in-ivory-is-a-serious-threat-to-liberty-says-former-lord-chief-justice</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoring Dulle Griet- the painting not the cannon!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107749/Restoration-of-painting-by-Peter-Bruegel-the-Elder-reveals-colour-and-discoveries#.W6YOpzHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107749/Restoration-of-painting-by-Peter-Bruegel-the-Elder-reveals-colour-and-discoveries#.W6YOpzHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107749/Restoration-of-painting-by-Peter-Bruegel-the-Elder-reveals-colour-and-discoveries#.W6YOpzHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The delights of conservativeminiature portraits</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/interview/the-miniatures-conservator-who-sees-the-bigger-picture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/interview/the-miniatures-conservator-who-sees-the-bigger-picture" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/interview/the-miniatures-conservator-who-sees-the-bigger-picture</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects and collectors</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How to make a living out of collectingNapoleonia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/arts/design/french-collector-napoleon-paris-biennale.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/arts/design/french-collector-napoleon-paris-biennale.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/arts/design/french-collector-napoleon-paris-biennale.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Portrait of the young Charles II in armour for sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/11/van-dycks-portraits-future-charles-ii-sister-sale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/11/van-dycks-portraits-future-charles-ii-sister-sale" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/11/van-dycks-portraits-future-charles-ii-sister-sale</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WWI panorama and memorial found in Museum store</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/found-the-22-metre-wwi-painting-lost-inside-a-museum-storeroom-for-over-30-years/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/found-the-22-metre-wwi-painting-lost-inside-a-museum-storeroom-for-over-30-years/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/found-the-22-metre-wwi-painting-lost-inside-a-museum-storeroom-for-over-30-years/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>HMS London at Southend</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45521765" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45521765" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45521765</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New archaeological discoveries from Germany in Berlin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/berlin-blockbuster-from-worlds-oldest-sculpture-to-bombed-art" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/berlin-blockbuster-from-worlds-oldest-sculpture-to-bombed-art" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/berlin-blockbuster-from-worlds-oldest-sculpture-to-bombed-art</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Callot in Mannheim</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107635/Exhibition-of-works-by-Jacques-Callot-opens-at-the-Kunsthalle-Mannheim#.W59ygDHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107635/Exhibition-of-works-by-Jacques-Callot-opens-at-the-Kunsthalle-Mannheim#.W59ygDHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107635/Exhibition-of-works-by-Jacques-Callot-opens-at-the-Kunsthalle-Mannheim#.W59ygDHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons and other finds from the Mercedes go on show</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://murciatoday.com/temporary-exhibition-in-the-arqua-examines-the-plundering-of-spains-sunken-treasures_649360-a.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://murciatoday.com/temporary-exhibition-in-the-arqua-examines-the-plundering-of-spains-sunken-treasures_649360-a.html" rel="nofollow">https://murciatoday.com/temporary-exhibition-in-the-arqua-examines-the-plundering-of-spains-sunken-treasures_649360-a.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>47 Ronin in New York</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.roningallery.com/exhibitions/47-ronin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.roningallery.com/exhibitions/47-ronin" rel="nofollow">https://www.roningallery.com/exhibitions/47-ronin</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Neil Grant: The Luger</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-luger" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-luger" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-luger</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Geometry of War 1550-1750</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/content.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/content.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/content.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Soldiers’ art in WWI</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/the-art-the-soldiers-made-during-the-first-world-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/the-art-the-soldiers-made-during-the-first-world-war/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/the-art-the-soldiers-made-during-the-first-world-war/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely article about Magic lanterns!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/63508-magic-lantern-victorian-netflix.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/63508-magic-lantern-victorian-netflix.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/63508-magic-lantern-victorian-netflix.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Duelling in real life and on the screen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/pistols-at-dawn-why-theres-more-to-duelling-than-whats-seen-on-our-screens-101665" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theconversation.com/pistols-at-dawn-why-theres-more-to-duelling-than-whats-seen-on-our-screens-101665" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/pistols-at-dawn-why-theres-more-to-duelling-than-whats-seen-on-our-screens-101665</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>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>Material Culture of War</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://deremilitari.org/2018/07/cfp-material-culture-of-war-imc-leeds-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://deremilitari.org/2018/07/cfp-material-culture-of-war-imc-leeds-2019/" rel="nofollow">http://deremilitari.org/2018/07/cfp-material-culture-of-war-imc-leeds-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>13 October London</p><p><br /></p><p>London Antique Arms fair </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.antiquearmsfairsltd.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquearmsfairsltd.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquearmsfairsltd.co.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/107692/Next-Antique-Arms-Fair-to-take-place-on-29th-September-at-Pillar-Hall--Olympia-London#.W6S0IjHQZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/107692/Next-Antique-Arms-Fair-to-take-place-on-29th-September-at-Pillar-Hall--Olympia-London#.W6S0IjHQZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/107692/Next-Antique-Arms-Fair-to-take-place-on-29th-September-at-Pillar-Hall--Olympia-London#.W6S0IjHQZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Highlights from Hermann Historica’s autumn sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.hermann-historica.de/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archers, Brunanburh &amp; video games</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/the-service-patterns-and-social-economic-status-of-english-archers-1367-1417/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/the-service-patterns-and-social-economic-status-of-english-archers-1367-1417/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/the-service-patterns-and-social-economic-status-of-english-archers-1367-1417/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/searching-for-brunanburh-the-yorkshire-context-of-the-great-war-of-937/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/searching-for-brunanburh-the-yorkshire-context-of-the-great-war-of-937/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/09/searching-for-brunanburh-the-yorkshire-context-</a><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 –24 September 2018</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some 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