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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 496636, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury 309</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A busy week, with a medieval sword from Denmark, war elephants, grenades in your crisp packet and war wagons. In addition, Leonardo and Rembrandt enjoy their anniversaries, and specially for Valentine’s Day ,the story of Joan of Leeds, a naughty nun in medieval York. </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>Smart hunting by Neanderthal’s</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-used-spears-hunt-targets-afar-180971357/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-used-spears-hunt-targets-afar-180971357/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-used-spears-hunt-targets-afar-180971357/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze-age arrowhead found near Cork</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/couple-find-4500-year-old-arrowhead-on-trail-in-cork-902634.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/couple-find-4500-year-old-arrowhead-on-trail-in-cork-902634.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/couple-find-4500-year-old-arrowhead-on-trail-in-cork-902634.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman helmets coming up from the deeps</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/64734-underwater-rome-carthage-battle-artifacts.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/64734-underwater-rome-carthage-battle-artifacts.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/64734-underwater-rome-carthage-battle-artifacts.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chariot burial from Pembroke</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47072503" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47072503" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47072503</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This week’s sword- from the streets of Aalbarg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thelocal.dk/20190206/danes-pull-medieval-sword-from-ground-in-aalborg-street" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thelocal.dk/20190206/danes-pull-medieval-sword-from-ground-in-aalborg-street" rel="nofollow">https://www.thelocal.dk/20190206/danes-pull-medieval-sword-from-ground-in-aalborg-street</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battles, towers and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient fortress reveals how prehistoric civilizations of Central Asia lived</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/arsc-afr010619.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/arsc-afr010619.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/arsc-afr010619.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Money for old ramparts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/31/iron-age-hillforts-west-country-england-rejuvenated-dorset-wiltshire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/31/iron-age-hillforts-west-country-england-rejuvenated-dorset-wiltshire" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/31/iron-age-hillforts-west-country-england-rejuvenated-dorset-wiltshire</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>War elephants</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tracing-the-invisible-war-elephants/articleshow/67769304.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tracing-the-invisible-war-elephants/articleshow/67769304.cms" rel="nofollow">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tracing-the-invisible-war-elephants/articleshow/67769304.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Facial reconstruction of 1812 French soldier</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/64589-french-soldier-napoleon-war-digital-face.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/64589-french-soldier-napoleon-war-digital-face.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/64589-french-soldier-napoleon-war-digital-face.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Facial reconstruction- all in one handy place</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/top-ten-historical-facial-reconstructions/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/top-ten-historical-facial-reconstructions/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/top-ten-historical-facial-reconstructions/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the gunloop…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A tour of historic Dubrovnik, including fortifications and gun foundry</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/33928-unesco-and-croatia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/33928-unesco-and-croatia" rel="nofollow">https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/33928-unesco-and-croatia</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A new future for Capetown’s Amsterdam Battery</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thenewspaper.co.za/dhk-architects-completes-urban-park-in-cape-town-that-references-historic-amsterda/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thenewspaper.co.za/dhk-architects-completes-urban-park-in-cape-town-that-references-historic-amsterda/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thenewspaper.co.za/dhk-architects-completes-urban-park-in-cape-town-that-references-historic-amsterda/</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>Hull’s Swedish Garibaldi cannon go for facelift and new carriages</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/historic-cannons-stood-hull-decades-2504911" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/historic-cannons-stood-hull-decades-2504911" rel="nofollow">https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/historic-cannons-stood-hull-decades-2504911</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iron guns found in renovations at Fort Cornwallis</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/01/27/200-year-old-cannon-and-mortar-found-at-fort-cornwallis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/01/27/200-year-old-cannon-and-mortar-found-at-fort-cornwallis/" rel="nofollow">https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/01/27/200-year-old-cannon-and-mortar-found-at-fort-cornwallis/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoration of some bollards, somewhere in Asia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://abpmajha.abplive.in/videos/majha-impact-on-restoration-of-historic-guns-on-ground-631652" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://abpmajha.abplive.in/videos/majha-impact-on-restoration-of-historic-guns-on-ground-631652" rel="nofollow">https://abpmajha.abplive.in/videos/majha-impact-on-restoration-of-historic-guns-on-ground-631652</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A walk round some of Guam’s guns</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/a-double-dose-of-guam-history-firsthand-at-piti-guns/article_93ad5918-14ff-11e7-adaa-bf3bd689c1aa.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/a-double-dose-of-guam-history-firsthand-at-piti-guns/article_93ad5918-14ff-11e7-adaa-bf3bd689c1aa.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/a-double-dose-of-guam-history-firsthand-at-piti-guns/article_93ad5918-14ff-11e7-adaa-bf3bd689c1aa.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Uphellya</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110950/Axes--armour--torches--Vikings-feast-on-Scottish-island#.XFlZ6jFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110950/Axes--armour--torches--Vikings-feast-on-Scottish-island#.XFlZ6jFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110950/Axes--armour--torches--Vikings-feast-on-Scottish-island#.XFlZ6jFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Knights of Sussex</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-46783290/fighting-as-a-medieval-knight-in-the-sussex-countryside" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-46783290/fighting-as-a-medieval-knight-in-the-sussex-countryside" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-46783290/fighting-as-a-medieval-knight-in-the-sussex-countryside</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reviewing Knight Fight</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/the-history-channels-knight-fight-how-historically-accurate-is-it/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/the-history-channels-knight-fight-how-historically-accurate-is-it/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/the-history-channels-knight-fight-how-historically-accurate-is-it/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe: this week’s menu</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diet of the Gladiators</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/daily-life-and-practice/what-did-gladiators-eat/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/daily-life-and-practice/what-did-gladiators-eat/" rel="nofollow">https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/daily-life-and-practice/what-did-gladiators-eat/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With Medieval Irish bread, </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dublininquirer.com/2019/02/06/a-dublin-archeologist-tries-to-recreate-medieval-bread" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dublininquirer.com/2019/02/06/a-dublin-archeologist-tries-to-recreate-medieval-bread" rel="nofollow">https://www.dublininquirer.com/2019/02/06/a-dublin-archeologist-tries-to-recreate-medieval-bread</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Choice of Bronze Age Cambridge beer…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/31/early-pint-evidence-of-first-british-beer-found-in-cambridgeshire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/31/early-pint-evidence-of-first-british-beer-found-in-cambridgeshire" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/31/early-pint-evidence-of-first-british-beer-found-in-cambridgeshire</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>…or wine of the pharaohs</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/64613-ancient-winery-egypt.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/64613-ancient-winery-egypt.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/64613-ancient-winery-egypt.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Glassware courtesy of Fyvie Castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/saucers-and-syllabub" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/saucers-and-syllabub" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/saucers-and-syllabub</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wagons o’War</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/wagenberg-war-wagons/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/wagenberg-war-wagons/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/wagenberg-war-wagons/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Humans can effect climate change- all you have to do is kill enough people…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/01/world/european-colonization-climate-change-trnd/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/01/world/european-colonization-climate-change-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/01/world/european-colonization-climate-change-trnd/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tudor signet ring found in Shropshire</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2019/02/02/decorated-tudor-ring-found-in-shropshire-declared-treasure/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2019/02/02/decorated-tudor-ring-found-in-shropshire-declared-treasure/" rel="nofollow">https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2019/02/02/decorated-tudor-ring-found-in-shropshire-declared-treasure/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>London’s Royal wardrobe and what happened to it</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-great-fire-of-london-destroyed-the-secret-wardrobe-that-held-400-years-of-royal-fashion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-great-fire-of-london-destroyed-the-secret-wardrobe-that-held-400-years-of-royal-fashion" rel="nofollow">https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-great-fire-of-london-destroyed-the-secret-wardrobe-that-held-400-years-of-royal-fashion</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sir Hiram Maxim’s pipe of peace</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/the-machine-gun-inventors-peace-offering/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/the-machine-gun-inventors-peace-offering/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/the-machine-gun-inventors-peace-offering/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bollywood retelling of Rani’s fight against the British in the Indian Mutiny</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/ill-destroy-you-all-indian-historical-epic-star-critics-manikarnika" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/ill-destroy-you-all-indian-historical-epic-star-critics-manikarnika" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/ill-destroy-you-all-indian-historical-epic-star-critics-manikarnika</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Newly discovered portrait of Mary Queen of Scots to go on show</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/mary-queen-of-scots-joins-the-impressive-cast-of-tudor-portraits-at-hever-castle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/mary-queen-of-scots-joins-the-impressive-cast-of-tudor-portraits-at-hever-castle/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/mary-queen-of-scots-joins-the-impressive-cast-of-tudor-portraits-at-hever-castle/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How to make that bag of crisps go with a bang- just add a grenade…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47107609" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47107609" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47107609</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exploring Poland’s nuclear bunkers</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/01/archaeology-reveals-cold-war-nuclear-bunkers-poland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/01/archaeology-reveals-cold-war-nuclear-bunkers-poland/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/01/archaeology-reveals-cold-war-nuclear-bunkers-poland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When the mail was delivered by rocket…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/02/the-history-of-rocket-mail-backlog/?guccounter=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/02/the-history-of-rocket-mail-backlog/?guccounter=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/02/the-history-of-rocket-mail-backlog/?guccounter=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love in the munitions factory</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/the-devils-porridge-museum-uncovers-love-in-the-munitions-factory/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/the-devils-porridge-museum-uncovers-love-in-the-munitions-factory/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/the-devils-porridge-museum-uncovers-love-in-the-munitions-factory/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Crimean figurehead is listed</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/31/uk-lists-nymph-figurehead-from-crimean-warship" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/31/uk-lists-nymph-figurehead-from-crimean-warship" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/31/uk-lists-nymph-figurehead-from-crimean-warship</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The search for Shackleton’s lost Endurance</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/antarctic-expedition-upbeat-about-hope-of-finding-shackletons-ship-endurance-weddell-sea" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/antarctic-expedition-upbeat-about-hope-of-finding-shackletons-ship-endurance-weddell-sea" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/antarctic-expedition-upbeat-about-hope-of-finding-shackletons-ship-endurance-weddell-sea</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/64608-shackleton-lost-ship-expedition.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/64608-shackleton-lost-ship-expedition.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/64608-shackleton-lost-ship-expedition.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Has the Kaiser’s lost ship been found off Caithness? </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kaisers-lost-battleship-divers-discover-13932613" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kaisers-lost-battleship-divers-discover-13932613" rel="nofollow">https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kaisers-lost-battleship-divers-discover-13932613</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WW2 wooden ship heads to Hartlepool for conservation</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/rare-wooden-wwii-warship-heads-into-dry-dock-for-conservation/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/rare-wooden-wwii-warship-heads-into-dry-dock-for-conservation/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/rare-wooden-wwii-warship-heads-into-dry-dock-for-conservation/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hiei, 1st Japanese battleship sunk in WW2 discovered off Solomon Islands</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a26238698/sunken-japanese-world-war-ii-battleship-solomon-islands/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a26238698/sunken-japanese-world-war-ii-battleship-solomon-islands/" rel="nofollow">https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a26238698/sunken-japanese-world-war-ii-battleship-solomon-islands/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wreckage of World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet-wreckage-world-war-two-warship-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR2FZ1HFGkz3uX6IfkLabDLdCRKVb19cDUpCwhB4YNDWVOHsyL1movKfSDs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet-wreckage-world-war-two-warship-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR2FZ1HFGkz3uX6IfkLabDLdCRKVb19cDUpCwhB4YNDWVOHsyL1movKfSDs" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet-wreckage-world-war-two-warship-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR2FZ1HFGkz3uX6IfkLabDLdCRKVb19cDUpCwhB4YNDWVOHsyL1movKfSDs</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>American museums re-open</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/nea-smithsonainian-museums-and-national-gallery-of-art-to-reopen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/nea-smithsonainian-museums-and-national-gallery-of-art-to-reopen" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/nea-smithsonainian-museums-and-national-gallery-of-art-to-reopen</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping our treasures, even if they are not all golden</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/01/golden-rule-plan-to-redefine-treasure-to-help-uk-museums-buy-finds" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/01/golden-rule-plan-to-redefine-treasure-to-help-uk-museums-buy-finds" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/01/golden-rule-plan-to-redefine-treasure-to-help-uk-museums-buy-finds</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sweden’s stolen crown jewels found?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/stolen-swedish-royal-treasure-may-have-been-found-police-say" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/stolen-swedish-royal-treasure-may-have-been-found-police-say" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/stolen-swedish-royal-treasure-may-have-been-found-police-say</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The axe falls on UK’s local cultural policies</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/31012019-councils-slash-museum-budgets" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/31012019-councils-slash-museum-budgets" rel="nofollow">https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/31012019-councils-slash-museum-budgets</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museums of Scotland finish makeover</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/whole-world-under-one-roof-is-revealed" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/whole-world-under-one-roof-is-revealed" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/whole-world-under-one-roof-is-revealed</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This week’s walls</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/07/history-shows-big-beautiful-border-walls-work-extremely-well/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/07/history-shows-big-beautiful-border-walls-work-extremely-well/" rel="nofollow">https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/07/history-shows-big-beautiful-border-walls-work-extremely-well/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Using a modern scanner on the Black Prince’s shield</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/news/2019/02/05/shield-secrets-to-be-revealed/?platform=hootsuite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/news/2019/02/05/shield-secrets-to-be-revealed/?platform=hootsuite" rel="nofollow">https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/news/2019/02/05/shield-secrets-to-be-revealed/?platform=hootsuite</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dealing with moths in historic environments</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mothbusters-at-newhailes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mothbusters-at-newhailes" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mothbusters-at-newhailes</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fascinating piece on a 17th century painting in Paris of an embassy to Jerusalem</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/fashion/the-treasure-behind-the-wall.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/fashion/the-treasure-behind-the-wall.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/fashion/the-treasure-behind-the-wall.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Vigée Le Brun’s Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan- nice weapons <a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110969/Auction-record-for-any-female-artist-of-the-pre-modern-era-achieved-at-Sotheby-s-New-York#.XFlYtTFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110969/Auction-record-for-any-female-artist-of-the-pre-modern-era-achieved-at-Sotheby-s-New-York#.XFlYtTFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110969/Auction-record-for-any-female-artist-of-the-pre-modern-era-achieved-at-Sotheby-s-New-York#.XFlYtTFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What turns up in Rotterdam’s gun amnesty</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/02/rotterdam-weapons-amnesty-nets-guns-and-a-samurai-sword/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/02/rotterdam-weapons-amnesty-nets-guns-and-a-samurai-sword/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/02/rotterdam-weapons-amnesty-nets-guns-and-a-samurai-sword/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leonardo across the UK- including Leeds…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-a-life-in-drawing-0?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3JW4z_K14AIVwinTCh3l-gJUEAAYASAAEgLtt_D_BwE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-a-life-in-drawing-0?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3JW4z_K14AIVwinTCh3l-gJUEAAYASAAEgLtt_D_BwE" rel="nofollow">https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-a-life-in-drawing-0?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3JW4z_K14AIVwinTCh3l-gJUEAAYASAAEgLtt_D_BwE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rembrandt exhibitions round the globe</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/rembrandt-the-big-shows" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/rembrandt-the-big-shows" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/rembrandt-the-big-shows</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reviews of the Stibbert exhibition in The Ringling</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20190201/art-review-knights-to-remember-at-ringling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20190201/art-review-knights-to-remember-at-ringling" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldtribune.com/entertainmentlife/20190201/art-review-knights-to-remember-at-ringling</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2019-02-01/10013_Inside-the-Armor-Knights-at-The-Ringling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2019-02-01/10013_Inside-the-Armor-Knights-at-The-Ringling" rel="nofollow">https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2019-02-01/10013_Inside-the-Armor-Knights-at-The-Ringling</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval Africa in Illinois</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110836/Medieval-Africa-as-a-cultural-force-is-subject-of-major-exhibition-at-Block-Museum-#.XE10_zFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110836/Medieval-Africa-as-a-cultural-force-is-subject-of-major-exhibition-at-Block-Museum-#.XE10_zFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110836/Medieval-Africa-as-a-cultural-force-is-subject-of-major-exhibition-at-Block-Museum-#.XE10_zFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike Loades: War Bows; Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/war-bows" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/war-bows" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/war-bows</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Benjamin Wardhaugh: Gunpowder and Geometry: The Life of Charles Hutton, Pit Boy, Mathematician and Scientific Rebel</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00443-z" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00443-z" rel="nofollow">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00443-z</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Companion of American WWI battlefields</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ABMC_WWI%20Battlefield%20Companion%20Book_20180904.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ABMC_WWI%20Battlefield%20Companion%20Book_20180904.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ABMC_WWI Battlefield Companion Book_20180904.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ed. Jeremy Green: Shipwrecks of Ningaloo reef.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._14_shipwrecks_of_ningaloo_reef.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._14_shipwrecks_of_ningaloo_reef.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._14_shipwrecks_of_ningaloo_reef.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture- mainly Arthurian</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Something for the little ones I suspect, Young Arthur</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/louis-ashbourne-serkis-has-acting-in-his-blood-19155183" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/louis-ashbourne-serkis-has-acting-in-his-blood-19155183" rel="nofollow">https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/louis-ashbourne-serkis-has-acting-in-his-blood-19155183</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/connecticut-yankee-king-arthurs-court-mark-twain/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/connecticut-yankee-king-arthurs-court-mark-twain/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/connecticut-yankee-king-arthurs-court-mark-twain/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lost Merlin manuscript found in Bristol</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-47062919" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-47062919" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-47062919</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Turner and Scott</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/turner-and-scott-the-myth-and-memories-of-the-painter-and-the-poet/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/turner-and-scott-the-myth-and-memories-of-the-painter-and-the-poet/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/turner-and-scott-the-myth-and-memories-of-the-painter-and-the-poet/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diary Dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>19 – 22 April jousting in Leeds- tickets the perfect valentine gift….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/international-jousting-tournament-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/international-jousting-tournament-2019/" rel="nofollow">https://royalarmouries.org/event/international-jousting-tournament-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>23 February 2019 Hindlip Hall </p><p><br /></p><p>OrdCon conference</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.researchpress.co.uk/index.php/news/ordcon-2019" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.researchpress.co.uk/index.php/news/ordcon-2019" rel="nofollow">http://www.researchpress.co.uk/index.php/news/ordcon-2019</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>6 -7 May, 2019 Maritime Museum of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia</p><p><br /></p><p>Hobart Whaling Conference 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.whalingconference.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.whalingconference.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.whalingconference.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10 May 2019 Leeds</p><p><br /></p><p>The heart of the art of combat - exploring medieval manuscript I.33</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-heart-of-the-art-of-combat/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-heart-of-the-art-of-combat/" rel="nofollow">https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-heart-of-the-art-of-combat/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calls for papers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17-18 May 2019 London </p><p><br /></p><p>Trial by Fire conference </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.trialbyfireteam.com/submit-an-abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.trialbyfireteam.com/submit-an-abstract" rel="nofollow">https://www.trialbyfireteam.com/submit-an-abstract</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions: Ship and ordnance remains on land and under the sea</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference" rel="nofollow">https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September 2019 Kyoto</p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM 2019 Conference, Kyoto (Japan) <a href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" rel="nofollow">http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>12-13 2019September 12-13, 2019Paris</p><p><br /></p><p>Craftsmen and metalworking in medieval cities: 35 years later</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/call-for-papers-craftsmen-and-metalworking-in-medieval-cities-35-years-later/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/call-for-papers-craftsmen-and-metalworking-in-medieval-cities-35-years-later/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/call-for-papers-craftsmen-and-metalworking-in-medieval-cities-35-years-later/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions: Ship and ordnance remains on land and under the sea</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference" rel="nofollow">https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News from Hermann Historica GmbH</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110977/Distinguished-mementos-from-ruling-houses-highlight-78th-Auction-of-Hermann-Historica-GmbH#.XFlZGTFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110977/Distinguished-mementos-from-ruling-houses-highlight-78th-Auction-of-Hermann-Historica-GmbH#.XFlZGTFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110977/Distinguished-mementos-from-ruling-houses-highlight-78th-Auction-of-Hermann-Historica-GmbH#.XFlZGTFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2 March 2019 Olympia, London </p><p><br /></p><p>The Fourth Antique Arms Fair Incorporating the Park Lane Arms </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://antiquearmsfair.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://antiquearmsfair.com/" rel="nofollow">http://antiquearmsfair.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>14 – 15 March 2019 </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>Wallis and Wallis dates for 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wallisandwallis.co.uk/auction-dates-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wallisandwallis.co.uk/auction-dates-2019/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wallisandwallis.co.uk/auction-dates-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thomas del Mar dates for 2019</p><p><br /></p><p>25 June &amp; 4 December 2019&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.</a><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/northern-crusades-penitential-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/northern-crusades-penitential-war/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/northern-crusades-penitential-war/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/mongols-byzantines-bulgarians-golden-horde/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/mongols-byzantines-bulgarians-golden-horde/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/mongols-byzantines-bulgarians-golden-horde/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/how-todays-wars-are-similar-to-the-medieval-wars-in-scandinavia/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/how-todays-wars-are-similar-to-the-medieval-wars-in-scandinavia/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/how-todays-wars-are-similar-to-the-medieval-wars-in-scandinavia/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally-Joan of Leeds, who ran away from the nunnery to find lust</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/the-medieval-nun-who-faked-her-own-death/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/the-medieval-nun-who-faked-her-own-death/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/02/the-medieval-nun-who-faked-her-own-death/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I will be tweeting pictures from Cornwall &amp; Devon- castles, gunloops and cannon…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –12 February 2019</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 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